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  • Title: Appendicitis. Improvements in diagnosis and treatment.
    Author: Maxwell JM, Ragland JJ.
    Journal: Am Surg; 1991 May; 57(5):282-5. PubMed ID: 2039123.
    Abstract:
    The results of therapy in cases of suspected acute appendicitis were reviewed in 844 consecutive cases of appendicitis occurring over a 3-year period. A diagnostic accuracy of 87.4 per cent was found as well as a perforation rate of 18.4 per cent. Complication rates varied with the clinical state of the appendix: 16 per cent in perforated, 5.6 per cent in nonperforated, and 11.3 per cent in normal appendices. Excellent results were routinely obtainable employing early operative intervention, perioperative antibiotics, and a systematic surgical approach.
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