A survey of preoperative diagnosis and management of complicated appendicitis

CONCLUSIONS: Resident surgeons in Eastern Denmark use non-specific diagnostic techniques to distinguish complicated from uncomplicated appendicitis and would change treatment if appendicitis was diagnosed preoperatively. However, despite limited interest, our results suggest a need for new diagnostic markers to differentiate between the severity of appendicitis, thus enhancing education and training in managing such cases.FUNDING: None.TRIAL REGISTRATION: None.PMID:38018705

Source: Danish Medical Journal - November 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Binyamin Sikander Kristoffer Andresen Hagar Al Fartoussi Niklas Nygaard Baastrup Camilla Al Fartoussi Jacob Rosenberg Siv Fonnes Source Type: research