Outcomes after appendectomy in children with acute appendicitis treated at a tertiary paediatric centre: results from a retrospective cohort study.

Max KnaapenPaul van AmstelTim van AmstelSarah-May M L TheRoel BakxErnest L W E van HeurnRamon R Gorter

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2020)

This study shows a high rate of complications compared with current literature, both in children with simple and complex appendicitis. This is probably the result of our definition of complications and being a tertiary referral centre receiving more severe appendicitis cases. However, these results still show that appendectomy is not always a routine procedure with only few complications. Substantiating the need to keep optimizing treatment for children with appendicitis.

Keyphrases

young adults
risk factors
systematic review
primary care
early onset
minimally invasive
combination therapy