Incidence and Position of Acute Appendicitis in Western India: A Retrospective Study
Journal Title: New Indian Journal of Surgery - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common problem in children and early adult life. Appendicectomy is immediate or emergency procedure to reduce morbidity and mortality. The present study was conducted to find out incidence, position and clinical profile of acute appendicitis and also complications of appendicectomy. Methods: Around 186 patients presented with complaints of appendicitis. Out of these, 37 were managed conservatively with antibiotics and sent home. The remaining 149 patients had acute appendicitis and were operated. This retrospective study was conducted among 149 patients diagnosed as acute appendicitis in Department of Surgery, Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science, Bhuj, Kutch for a duration of one year. The clinical profile like age, sex, symptoms of the patients and post-operative complications were recorded. As per records, all patients underwent appendicectomy and were followed post operatively. Results: Out of 149 patients, 54% were males and 46% were females. Nearly 70% of the patients belonged to the age group of 15-30 years.100% had pain abdomen, 83% had fever and 76% had vomiting. Fever (10.7%) and wound infection (3.3%) were the common post-operative complications. Conclusion: Acute appendicitis is very common in younger age groups shows that whenever young patients present with acute abdominal pain, it may be considered acute appendicitis. The complication of appendectomy is very minimal and gives good prognosis.
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Akhilesh G Sukhlecha
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