Risks of complicated acute appendicitis in patients with psychiatric disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute appendicitis often presents with vague abdominal pain, which fosters diagnostic challenges to clinicians regarding early detection and proper intervention. This is even more problematic with individuals with severe psychiatric disorders who have reduced sensitivity to pain due to long-term or excessive medication use or disturbed bodily sensation perceptions. This study aimed to determine whether psychiatric disorder, psychotropic prescription, and treatment compliance increase the risks of complicated acute appendicitis.

Methods

The diagnosis records of acute appendicitis from four university hospitals in Korea were investigated from 2002 to 2020. A total of 47,500 acute appendicitis-affected participants were divided into groups with complicated and uncomp

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9721022 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature