Appendicitis and its associated mortality and morbidity in infants up to 3 months of age: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Although appendicitis is rare in young infants, the reported mortality is high. Primary aim of this systematic review was to provide updated insights in the mortality and morbidity (postoperative complications, Clavien-Dindo grades I-IV) of appendicitis in infants ≤3 months of age. Secondary aims comprised the evaluation of patient characteristics, diagnostic work-up, treatment strategies, comorbidity, and factors associated with poor outcome.

Methods

This systematic review was reported according to the PRISMA statement with a search performed in Pubmed, Embase and Web of Science (up to September 5th 2022). Original articles (published in English ≥1980) reporting on infants ≤3 months of age with appendicitis were included. Both patients with abdominal app

SUBMITTER: The SML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480420 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature