Potential causes of delays in paediatric perforated appendicitis: A prospective interview study.

Stephen TrinidadRaphael ParradoMindy HoangSinem Toraman TurkNdidi UnakaAndrew F BeckAmanda SchondelmeyerMeera Kotagal

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2024)

We identify four major themes from the patient and family perspective, each with multiple sub-themes, for potential delays in definitive care for children with perforated appendicitis. Additional research is needed to further characterise these potential delays and quantify their role in contributing to inequities in perforation rates.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
palliative care
human health
intensive care unit
case report
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
risk assessment
pain management
rectal cancer