Profile of the appendectomies performed in the Brazilian Public Health System

Autor:	FERNANDA DOS SANTOS, GABRIEL FLAMARIM CAVASANA, TERCIO DE CAMPOS
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Předmět:	Appendicitis Laparoscopy Appendectomy Health Expenditures Surgery RD1-811
Zdroj:	Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Vol 44, Iss 1, Pp 4-8
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1809-4546 0100-6991
DOI:	10.1590/0100-69912017001002
Popis:	ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the profile of appendectomies performed in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) and to compare the laparoscopic and laparotomic techniques of appendectomy. Methods: This work used information from DataSus from 2008 to 2014 (http://datasus.saude.gov.br). We compared the data of patients submitted to laparotomic appendectomy with those submitted to laparoscopic one. Results: when comparing the total growth of appendectomies, the laparoscopic route increased 279.7%, while the increase in laparotomic surgery was 25% (p
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