Comparison of men and women presenting to an ED with acute appendicitis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 372-375

  Guss, David A ^a,b   Richards, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Operative delay; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034234361     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7323     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Addiss DG, Shaffer N, Fowler BS, et al: The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 1990;132:910-925
2. Hale DA, Molloy M, Pearl RH, et al: Appendectomy: A contemporary appraisal. Ann Surg 1997;225:252-261
3. Rogers H, Faxon HH: A statistical study of six hundred and seventy one cases of appendicael periotnitis. N Engl J Med 1942;226:707-717
4. Pieper R, Kager L, Nasman P: Acute appendicitis: A clinical study of 1018 cases of emergency appendectomy. Acta Chir Scand 1982;148:51-62
5. Anderson RE, Ilugander A, Thulin AJ: Diagnostic accuracy and perforation rate in appendicitis: Association with age and sex of the patient with appendectomy rate. Eur J Surg 1992;158:37-41
6. Lewis FR, Holcroft JW, Boey J, et al: Appendicitis: A critical review of diagnosis and treatment in 1000 cases. Arch Surg 1975;110:677-684
7. Greenfield RH, Henneman PL: Disorders of the small intestine, in Rosen P (ed): Emergency Medicine Concepts and Clinical Practice. St Louis, MO, Mosby, 1998, pp 2005-2022
8. Trautlein J, Lambert R, Miller J: Malpractice in the emergency department - Review of 200 cases. Ann Emerg Med 1984;13:709-711
9. Rusnak R, Borer J, Fastow J: Misdiagnosis of acute appendicitis: Common features discovered in cases after litigation. Am J Emerg Med 1994;12:397-402
10. Migraine S, Atri M, Bret PM, et al: Spontaneously resolving acute appendicitis: Clinical and sonographic documentation. Radiology 1997;205:55-58
11. Barber M, McLaren J, Rainey J: Recurrent appendicitis. Br J Surg 1997;84:110-112
12. Rothrock SG, Green SM, Dobson M, et al: Misdiagnosis of appendicitis in nonpregnant women of childbearing age. J Emerg Med 1995;13:1-8
13. Zeidan BS, Wasser T, Nicholas GG: Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1997;42:24-26
14. Foley CR, Latimer RG, Rimkus DS: Detection of acute appendicitis by technetium 99 HMPAO scanning. Am Surg 1992;58:761-765
15. Lane MJ, Katz DS, Ross BA, et al: Unenhanced helical CT for suspected acute appendicitis. Am J Roentgenol 1997;168:405-409
16. Teicher I, Landa B, Cohen M, et al: Scoring system to aid in diagnosis of appendicitis. Ann Surg 1983;198:753-759
17. Eriksson S: Acute appendicitis - Ways to improve diagnostic accuracy. Eur J Surg 1996;162:435-442
18. Edwards FH, Davies RS: Use of bayesian algorithm in the computer-assisted diagnosis of appendicitis. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1984;158:219-222
19. Alvarado A: A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med 1986;15:557-564
20. Rao P, Rhea J, Novelline R, et al: Helical CT combined with contrast material administered only through the colon for imaging of suspected appendicitis. Am J Roentgenol 1997;169:1275-1280
21. Rao P, Rhea J, Novelline R, et al: Helical CT technique for the diagnosis of appendicitis: Prospective evaluation of a focused appendix CT examination. Radiology 1997;139-144
22. Deutsch A, Zelikovsky A, Reiss R: Laparoscopy in the prevention of unnecessary appendectomies: A prospective study. Br J Surg 1982;69:336-337