Increased use of laparoscopy in acute right iliac fossa pain - is it good for patients?

Autor:	S. Kreckler, G. E. Jones, Michael Stechman, Ashok Handa, A. Shah
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ultrasound Gastroenterology Iliac fossa medicine.disease Appendicitis Appendix Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Right iliac fossa pain Young adult business Prospective cohort study Laparoscopy
Zdroj:	Colorectal Disease. 14:237-242
ISSN:	1462-8910
Popis:	Aim The use of laparoscopy, with or without appendicectomy, is becoming more common in the management of acute right iliac fossa (RIF) pain, but little is known of the ‘unintended’ consequences of this change. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of increased use of laparoscopy on the number and type of patients treated surgically and on the rate of negative appendicectomy. Method A prospective audit was carried out of admissions to a teaching hospital over two, 3-month periods during 2007 and 2008. The management, investigations and outcome of patients presenting with RIF pain were studied. Results Admissions were stable over the two time-periods. There was a significant increase in the number of laparoscopic operations performed, from 22.5% (14/62) in 2007 to 85.7% (72/84) in 2008 (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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