Risk factors for postoperative morbidity, prolonged length of stay and hospital readmission after appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors associated with postoperative morbidity and major morbidity, with a prolonged length of hospital stay and with the need of readmission in patients undergoing appendectomy due to acute appendicitis.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of 1638 adult patients who underwent emergency appendectomy for preoperatively suspected acute appendicitis from 2010 to 2020 at the University Hospital Erlangen. Data including patient demographics, pre-, intra-, and postoperative findings were collected and compared between different outcome groups (morbidity, major morbidity, prolonged length of postoperative hospital stay (LOS) and readmission) from those patients with verified acute appendicitis (n = 1570).

Resul

SUBMITTER: Bancke Laverde BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature