Should ambulatory appendectomy become the standard treatment for acute appendicitis?

Benoit GignouxMarie-Cecile BlanchetThomas LanzAlexandre VulliezMo SaffariniHugo BothorelMaud RobertVincent Frering

Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2018)

Ambulatory surgery could be considered as a standard procedure for both complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Appendicolith was found to be an independent risk factor for unexpected re-hospitalization and should therefore trigger closer monitoring.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
blood pressure
coronary artery bypass
urinary tract infection
combination therapy
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention