Does Incidental Appendectomy Increase the Risk of Complications after Abdominal Procedures?
Am Surg
; 82(10): 885-889, 2016 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27779966
ABSTRACT
Incidental appendectomy (IA) could potentially increase the risk of morbidity after abdominal procedures; however, such effect is not clearly established. The aim of our study is to test the association of IA with morbidity after abdominal procedures. We identified 743 (0.37%) IA among 199,233 abdominal procedures in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2005-2009). Cases with and without IA were matched on the index current procedural terminology code. Patient characteristics were compared using chi-squared test for categorical variables and Student t test for continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Emergency and open surgeries were associated with performing IA. Multivariate analysis showed no association of IA with mortality [odds ratio (OR) = 0.51, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.26-1.02], overall morbidity (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 0.92-1.47), or major morbidity (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 0.99-1.48). However, IA increased overall morbidity among patients undergoing elective surgery (OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.03-1.68) or those ≥30 years old (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.00-1.51). IA was also associated with higher wound complications (OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.05-2.03). In conclusion, IA is an uncommonly performed procedure that is associated with increased risk of postoperative wound complications and increased risk of overall morbidity in a selected patient population.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apendicectomia
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório
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Achados Incidentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am Surg
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos