Clinical-epidemiological profile of acute appendicitis: retrospective analysis of 638 cases

Autor: AMANDA PEREIRA LIMA, FELIPE JOSÉ VIEIRA, GABRIELA PROCÓPIO DE MORAES OLIVEIRA, PLÍNIO DOS SANTOS RAMOS, MARIELLE ELISA AVELINO, FELIPE GARCIA PRADO, GILSON SALOMÃO JÚNIOR, FRANCISCO CAMPOS SILVA, JOÃO VICENTE LINHARES RODRIGUES
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 248-253
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1809-4546
0100-6991
DOI: 10.1590/0100-69912016004009
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of acute appendicitis (AA) of the patients treated at a referral center in the Juiz de Fora macro-region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Methods: we conducted a retrospective, observational study in the Dr. Mozart Geraldo TeixeiraEmergency Hospital. We selected 638 patients diagnosed with AA, and analyzed the variables gender, age, evolutionary phase, length of hospital stay, pathological diagnosis, use of antibiotics, use of drains, complications and mortality. Results: AA was more prevalent in young adults (19-44 years) and males (65.20%). The mean hospital stay was seven days and phase II was the most prevalent. We found the histopathological diagnosis of primary tumor of the appendix in six patients (0.94%), adenocarcinoma being the most common histologic type (66.7%). Regarding the use of antibiotics, 196 patients underwent antibiotic prophylaxis and 306 received antibiotic therapy. Eighty-one patients used some kind of drain, for an average of 4.8 days. Seventeen patients died (2.67%), predominantly males (70.59%), with mean age of 38.47 years. Conclusion: AA has a higher prevalence in males and young adults. The length of stay is directly associated with the evolutionary phase. The most common complication is infection of the surgical site. Mortality in our service is still high when compared with developed centers.
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