Geriatric patients undergoing appendectomy have increased risk of intraoperative perforation and/or abscess

The number of geriatric patients is expected to grow 3-fold over the next 30 years, and as many as 50% of the surgeries done in the United States may occur in geriatric patients. Geriatric patients often have increased comorbidities and more often present in a delayed manner for acute appendicitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes between geriatric patients and younger patients undergoing appendectomy, hypothesizing that geriatric patients will have a higher risk of abscess and/or perforation, conversion to open surgery, postoperative intra-abdominal abscess, and 30-day readmission.

Source: Surgery - May 23, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Shannon M. Fan, Areg Grigorian, Brian R. Smith, Catherine M. Kuza, Michael Lekawa, Sebastian D. Schubl, Ninh T. Nguyen, Jeffry Nahmias Source Type: research