Complicated Appendicitis Among Adults With and Without Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Appendicitis is usually diagnosed based on a reliable set of signs and symptoms, and can be effectively treated with surgery, with low morbidity and mortality rates. However, appendicitis is often overlooked in vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities. This study compared 10-year trends of complicated appendicitis between South Koreans with a disability, according to disability severity and type, and those without disabilities.

Methods

To identify cases of appendicitis, we used the DRG codes in the National Health Information Database of South Korea. Patients with appendicitis were classified in terms of severity based on the DRG codes. Age-standardized incidence rates were calculated for each year during 2008-2017 according to the presence, type,

SUBMITTER: Yeob KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013817 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature