Does medical disparity exist while treating severe mental illness patients with acute appendicitis in emergency departments? A real-world database study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a shorter life expectancy and have been considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a vulnerable group. As the causes for this mortality gap are complex, clarification regarding the contributing factors is crucial to improving the health care of SMI patients. Acute appendicitis is one of the most common indications for emergency surgery worldwide. A higher perforation rate has been found among psychiatric patients. This study aims to evaluate the differences in appendiceal perforation rate, emergency department (ED) management, in-hospital outcomes, and in-hospital expenditure among acute appendicitis patients with or without SMI via the use of a multi-centre database.

Methods

Relying on Chang Gung Research D

SUBMITTER: Hung SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature