Pre-hospital management and patient-related factors affecting access to the surgical care of appendicitis – a survey study

Autor:	Kirsi Serenella Lastunen, Ari Kalevi Leppäniemi, Panu Juhani Mentula
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Appendicitis diagnosis socioeconomic status complicated appendicitis pre-hospital delay patient delay Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 42, Iss 3, Pp 399-407 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	02813432 1502-7724 0281-3432
DOI:	10.1080/02813432.2024.2329214
Popis:	Background and aims Long pre-hospital delay substantially increases the likelihood of perforated appendicitis. This study aimed to find patient-related factors affecting this delay.Methods A survey was conducted for patients with acute appendicitis after appendectomy. The participants were asked about their path to the surgical center and socioeconomic status. Variables affecting delays and the rate of complicated appendicitis were analyzed.Results The study included 510 patients; 157 (31%) had complicated appendicitis with a median prehospital delay of 42 h. In patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, the delay was 21 h, p
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