Clinical characteristics of older Japanese patients with acute appendicitis: A post hoc analysis.

Yosuke SasakiFumiya KomatsuNaoyasu KashimaTadashi MaedaYoshiko HondaNagato ShimadaKimihiko FunahashiYoshihisa Urita

Published in: Journal of general and family medicine (2021)

Our study reveals a higher prevalence of CA and comorbidities in older patients, and suggests that a lack of epigastric pain, thrombocytopenia, and higher serum CRP level are characteristics of older AA patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
physical activity
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
community dwelling
chronic pain
middle aged
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors
pain management
neuropathic pain
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord
spinal cord injury