The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012
Resident of General Surgery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Trauma Research Center, Kashan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction & Objective: The relationship between the delay in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and the risk of perforation is not clear yet. The aim of this study is the reviewing of appendectomy cases in order to determine the incidence of perforation due to the delay in the diagnosis. Materials & Methods: Records of 508 patients who were operated on for acute appendicitis between years 2010-2012 in Shahid Beheshti hospital of Kashan were reviewed. Data gathered included age at the time of operation, gender, kind of appendicitis, duration of symptoms before diagnosis. Finally, the obtained data were entered into SPSS 16 software and were analyzed by using chi square, Fisher's exact test. Results: Out of 508 patients, 128(25.2%) had perforated appendicitis. The perforation rate in patients without diagnostic delay was 28.9%, and in patients with diagnostic delay was 14.1%. This difference was statistically significant )P-value
Nouri,S , Amirbeigy,M , Davood Adadi,A , Sharif,M and Amirbeigy Tafty,M . (2013). The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012. Iranian Journal of Surgery, 21(Winter), 48-53.
MLA
Nouri,S , , Amirbeigy,M , , Davood Adadi,A , , Sharif,M , and Amirbeigy Tafty,M . "The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012", Iranian Journal of Surgery, 21, Winter, 2013, 48-53.
HARVARD
Nouri S, Amirbeigy M, Davood Adadi A, Sharif M, Amirbeigy Tafty M. (2013). 'The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012', Iranian Journal of Surgery, 21(Winter), pp. 48-53.
CHICAGO
S Nouri, M Amirbeigy, A Davood Adadi, M Sharif and M Amirbeigy Tafty, "The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012," Iranian Journal of Surgery, 21 Winter (2013): 48-53,
VANCOUVER
Nouri S, Amirbeigy M, Davood Adadi A, Sharif M, Amirbeigy Tafty M. The Relationship between the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis and the Risk of Perforation: A Study at Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, 2010 -2012. Iranian Journal of Surgery. 2013;21(Winter):48-53.
