Factors influencing delayed hospital presentation in patients with appendicitis: the APPE survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among patients with acute appendicitis (AA), perforation is thought to be associated with symptom duration before treatment. Perforation rates vary between hospitals raising the possibility that some perforations are preventable. The factors that compel patients to present earlier or later are unknown but are critical in developing quality improvement interventions aimed at reducing perforation rates.

Materials and methods

The Appendicitis Patient Pre-Hospital Experience (APPE) Survey is a prospective study of adults and parents of children with AA in six hospitals participating in Washington State's Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network (CERTAIN). The APPE survey includes questions about symptom duration before presentation (late defined as >24 h

SUBMITTER: Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network's Collaborative for Healthcare Research in Behavioral Economics and Decision Sciences (CERTAIN-CHOICES) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175210 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature