Development and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Complicated Appendicitis in the Elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For elderly patients with mild clinical symptoms of uncomplicated appendicitis(UA), non-surgical treatment has been shown to be feasible, whereas emergency surgical treatment is recommended in elderly patients with complicated appendicitis(CA), but it is still challenging to accurately distinguish CA and UA before treatment. This study aimed to develop a predictive model to assist clinicians to quickly determine the type of acute appendicitis.

Methods

We retrospectively studied the clinical data of elderly patients with acute appendicitis who visited the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2012 to January 2022. The patients were divided into UA group and CA group, and the general conditions, medical history, p

SUBMITTER: Feng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218209 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature