Unexpected complicated appendicitis in the elderly diagnosed with acute appendicitis - 21/11/19
, Galinos Barmparas a , Ting-Lung Lin a, b , Rodrigo F. Alban a , Nicolas Melo a , Audrey R. Yang a , Daniel R. Margulies a , Eric J. Ley a, ⁎ Abstract |
Background |
This study determined the prevalence of complicated appendicitis in elderly patients diagnosed preoperatively with uncomplicated appendicitis.
Methods |
Patients with a preoperative diagnosis of uncomplicated appendicitis at an academic hospital from 11/2013 to 05/2017 were reviewed. Patients ≥65 years were compared to those younger. Pathology reports were categorized as either uncomplicated or complicated (COMP). The primary outcome was the prevalence of COMP appendicitis.
Results |
The prevalence of COMP appendicitis increased with age after 20 years with an abrupt increase after 65 years. Patients ≥65 years were more likely to have COMP appendicitis (48.1% vs. 15.5%; OR: 5.1; p < 0.01) and prolonged stays (3.8 vs. 2.3 days; p < 0.01).
Conclusion |
Nearly half of elderly patients had pathologic confirmation of complicated appendicitis despite no preoperative clinical or radiographic suspicion for complicated appendicitis. Nonoperative management of acute appendicitis in the elderly may not be appropriate due to the high rate of unexpected complicated appendicitis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Elderly patients have a high rate of histopathologic complicated appendicitis. |
• | The rate of pathologic complicated appendicitis increases with age. |
• | Nonoperative management of appendicitis may not be suitable in elderly patients. |
Keywords : Appendicitis, Complicated appendicitis, Elderly, Emergency general surgery, Nonoperative management
Plan
| ☆ | This manuscript was a podium presentation at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress in Huntingon Beach, CA on April 16, 2019. |
Vol 218 - N° 6
P. 1219-1222 - décembre 2019 Retour au numéro
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