Appendicitis in obese children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-544

  Kutasy, Balazs ^a   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; CRP; Laparoscopy; Obesity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPROTEIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MICROCIRCULATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORBID OBESITY; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN DESATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84878581501     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3289-5     Document Type: Review

References (81)

1. Moss BG, Yeaton WH (2011) Young children's weight trajectories and associated risk factors: results from the early childhood longitudinal study-birth cohort. Am J Health Promot 25(3):190-198
2. Davies DA, Yanchar NL (2007) Appendicitis in the obese child. J Pediatr Surg 42(5):857-861
3. Dindo D, Muller MK, Weber M, Clavien PA (2003) Obesity in general elective surgery. Lancet 361(9374):2032-2035
4. O'Neill JL, McCarthy SN, Burke SJ, Hannon EM, Kiely M, Flynn A, Flynn MA, Gibney MJ (2007) Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Irish school children, using four different definitions. Eur J Clin Nutr 61(6):743-751
5. Yigiter M, Kantarci M, Yalcin O, Yalcin A, Salman AB (2011) Does obesity limit the sonographic diagnosis of appendicitis in children? J Clin Ultrasound 39(4):187-190
6. Varela JE, Hinojosa MW, Nguyen NT (2008) Laparoscopy should be the approach of choice for acute appendicitis in the morbidly obese. Am J Surg 196(2):218-222
7. Petnehazy T, Saxena AK, Ainoedhofer H, Hoellwarth ME, Schalamon J (2010) Single-port appendectomy in obese children: an optimal alternative? Acta Paediatr 99(9):1370-1373
8. Kutasy B, Hunziker M, Laxamanadass G, Puri P (2010) Increased incidence of negative appendectomy in childhood obesity. Pediatr Surg Int 26(10):959-962
9. Flegal KM, Tabak CJ, Ogden CL (2006) Overweight in children: definitions and interpretation. Health Educ Res 21(6):755-760
10. Wang Y, Lim H (2012) The global childhood obesity epidemic and the association between socio-economic status and childhood obesity. Int Rev Psychiatry 24(3):176-188
11. Ji CY, Cheng TO (2009) Epidemic increase in overweight and obesity in Chinese children from 1985 to 2005. Int J Cardiol 132(1):1-10
12. Troiano RP, Flegal KM (1998) Overweight children and adolescents: description, epidemiology, and demographics. Pediatrics 101(3 Pt 2):497-504
13. Troiano RP, Flegal KM, Kuczmarski RJ, Campbell SM, Johnson CL (1995) Overweight prevalence and trends for children and adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963-1991. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 149(10):1085-1091
14. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM (2012) Prevalence of obesity in the United States, 2009-2010. NCHS Data Brief 82:1-8
15. Werner B, Bodin L (2007) Obesity in Swedish schoolchildren is increasing in both prevalence and severity. J Adolesc Health 41(6):536-543
16. Olds T, Maher C, Zumin S, Peneau S, Lioret S, Castetbon KB, Wilde J, de Maddison J, Hohepa M, Maddison R et al (2011) Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: data from nine countries. Int J Pediatr Obes 6(5-6):342-360
17. Chrzanowska M, Koziel S, Ulijaszek SJ (2007) Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in Cracow, Poland, 1971-2000. Econ Hum Biol 5(3):370-378
18. Mortensen A, Lenz K, Abildstrom H, Lauritsen TL (2011) Anesthetizing the obese child. Paediatr Anaesth 21(6):623-629
19. Veyckemans F (2008) Child obesity and anaesthetic morbidity. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 21(3):308-312
20. Setzer N, Saade E (2007) Childhood obesity and anesthetic morbidity. Paediatr Anaesth 17(4):321-326
21. Smith HL, Meldrum DJ, Brennan LJ (2002) Childhood obesity: a challenge for the anaesthetist? Paediatr Anaesth 12(9):750-761
22. Inselma LS, Milanese A, Deurloo A (1993) Effect of obesity on pulmonary function in children. Pediatr Pulmonol 16(2):130-137
23. Lazarus R, Colditz G, Berkey CS, Speizer FE (1997) Effects of body fat on ventilatory function in children and adolescents: cross-sectional findings from a random population sample of school children. Pediatr Pulmonol 24(3):187-194
24. Jense HG, Dubin SA, Silverstein PI, O'Leary-Escolas U (1991) Effect of obesity on safe duration of apnea in anesthetized humans. Anesth Analg 72(1):89-93
25. Kabon B, Nagele A, Reddy D, Eagon C, Fleshman JW, Sessler DI, Kurz A (2004) Obesity decreases perioperative tissue oxygenation. Anesthesiology 100(2):274-280
26. Nafiu OO, Reynolds PI, Bamgbade OA, Tremper KK, Welch K, Kasa-Vubu JZ (2007) Childhood body mass index and perioperative complications. Paediatr Anaesth 17(5):426-430
27. Casati A, Putzu M (2005) Anesthesia in the obese patient: pharmacokinetic considerations. J Clin Anesth 17(2):134-145
28. Roe JL, Fuentes JM, Mullins ME (2012) Underdosing of common antibiotics for obese patients in the ED. Am J Emerg Med 30(7):1212-1214
29. Morgan DJ, Bray KM (1994) Lean body mass as a predictor of drug dosage. Implications for drug therapy. Clin Pharmacokinet 26(4):292-307
30. Janmahasatian S, Duffull SB, Ash S, Ward LC, Byrne NM, Green B (2005) Quantification of lean bodyweight. Clin Pharmacokinet 44(10):1051-1065
31. Bosma RJ, Krikken JA, Homan van der Heide JJ, de Jong PE, Navis GJ (2006) Obesity and renal hemodynamics. Contrib Nephrol 151:184-202
32. Rea DJ, Heimbach JK, Grande JP, Textor SC, Taler SJ, Prieto M, Larson TS, Cosio FG, Stegall MD (2006) Glomerular volume and renal histology in obese and non-obese living kidney donors. Kidney Int 70(9):1636-1641
33. Blouin RA, Warren GW (1999) Pharmacokinetic considerations in obesity. J Pharm Sci 88(1):1-7
34. Wasan KM, Lopez-Berestein G (1993) The influence of serum lipoproteins on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of lipophilic drugs and drug carriers. Arch Med Res 24(4):395-401
35. Edmiston CE, Krepel C, Kelly H, Larson J, Andris D, Hennen C, Nakeeb A, Wallace JR (2004) Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in the gastric bypass patient: do we achieve therapeutic levels? Surgery 136(4):738-747
36. Forse RA, Karam B, MacLean LD, Christou NV (1989) Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery in morbidly obese patients. Surgery 106(4):750-756 (Discussion 756-757)
37. Falagas ME, Kompoti M (2006) Obesity and infection. Lancet Infect Dis 6(7):438-446
38. Canturk Z, Canturk NZ, Cetinarslan B, Utkan NZ, Tarkun I (2003) Nosocomial infections and obesity in surgical patients. Obes Res 11(6):769-775
39. Yosipovitch G, DeVore A, Dawn A (2007) Obesity and the skin: skin physiology and skin manifestations of obesity. J Am Acad Dermatol 56(6):901-916 (Quiz 917-920)
40. Wagner IJ, Szpalski C, Allen RJ Jr, Davidson EH, Canizares O, Saadeh PB, Warren SM (2012) Obesity impairs wound closure through a vasculogenic mechanism. Wound Repair Regen 20(4):512-522
41. de Jongh RT, Serne EH, IJzerman RG, de vries G, Stehouwer CD (2004) Impaired microvascular function in obesity: implications for obesity-associated microangiopathy, hypertension, and insulin resistance. Circulation 109(21):2529-2535
42. Enser M, Avery NC (1984) Mechanical and chemical properties of the skin and its collagen from lean and obese-hyperglycaemic (ob/ob) mice. Diabetologia 27(1):44-49
43. Goodson WH 3rd, Hunt TK (1986) Wound collagen accumulation in obese hyperglycemic mice. Diabetes 35(4):491-495
44. Xing L, Culbertson EJ, Wen Y, Robson MC, Franz MG (2011) Impaired laparotomy wound healing in obese rats. Obes Surg 21(12):1937-1946
45. Willenberg T, Clemens R, Haegeli LM, Amann-Vesti B, Baumgartner I, Husmann M (2011) The influence of abdominal pressure on lower extremity venous pressure and hemodynamics: a human in vivo model simulating the effect of abdominal obesity. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 41(6):849-855
46. Olejnik J, Stranava I, Hladik M (1999) Causes of rupture in laparotomy incisions. Rozhl Chir 78(5):248-251
47. Davenport M (1996) Acute abdominal pain in children. BMJ 312(7029):498-501
48. Morrow SE, Newman KD (2007) Current management of appendicitis. Semin Pediatr Surg 16(1):34-40
49. Kutasy B, Laxamanadass G, Puri P (2010) Is C-reactive protein a reliable test for suspected appendicitis in extremely obese children? Pediatr Surg Int 26(1):123-125
50. Masoomi H, Mills S, Dolich MO, Ketana N, Carmichael JC, Nguyen NT, Stamos MJ (2012) Comparison of outcomes of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in children: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2006-2008. World J Surg 36(3):573-578
51. Pena BM, Taylor GA (2000) Radiologists' confidence in interpretation of sonography and CT in suspected pediatric appendicitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 175(1):71-74
52. Rosendahl K, Aukland SM, Fosse K (2004) Imaging strategies in children with suspected appendicitis. Eur Radiol 14(Suppl 4):L138-L145
53. Birnbaum BA, Wilson SR (2000) Appendicitis at the millennium. Radiology 215(2):337-348
54. Hormann M, Scharitzer M, Stadler A, Pokieser P, Puig S, Helbich T (2003) Ultrasound of the appendix in children: is the child too obese? Eur Radiol 13(6):1428-1431
55. Abo A, Shannon M, Taylor G, Bachur R (2011) The influence of body mass index on the accuracy of ultrasound and computed tomography in diagnosing appendicitis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 27(8):731-736
56. Sulowski C, Doria AS, Langer JC, Man C, Stephens D, Schuh S (2011) Clinical outcomes in obese and normal-weight children undergoing ultrasound for suspected appendicitis. Acad Emerg Med 18(2):167-173
57. Pearce MS, Salotti JA, Little MP, McHugh K, Lee C, Kim KP, Howe NL, Ronckers CM, Rajaraman P, Sir Craft AW et al (2012) Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet 380(9840):499-505
58. Rothrock SG, Pagane J (2000) Acute appendicitis in children: emergency department diagnosis and management. Ann Emerg Med 36(1):39-51
59. Wu HP, Lin CY, Chang CF, Chang YJ, Huang CY (2005) Predictive value of C-reactive protein at different cutoff levels in acute appendicitis. Am J Emerg Med 23(4):449-453
60. Beltran MA, Almonacid J, Vicencio A, Gutierrez J, Cruces KS, Cumsille MA (2007) Predictive value of white blood cell count and C-reactive protein in children with appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg 42(7):1208-1214
61. Fontana L, Eagon JC, Trujillo ME, Scherer PE, Klein S (2007) Visceral fat adipokine secretion is associated with systemic inflammation in obese humans. Diabetes 56(4):1010-1013
62. Visser M, Bouter LM, McQuillan GM, Wener MH, Harris TB (2001) Low-grade systemic inflammation in overweight children. Pediatrics 107(1):E13
63. Kutasy B, Hunziker M, D'Asta F, Puri P (2010) Which inflammatory marker has a better diagnostic value in very obese children with appendicitis - white blood cell count, serum c-reactive protein or neutrophil count? Child: care, health development 36(suppl):108-109
64. Udgiri N, Curras E, Kella VK, Nagpal K, Cosgrove J (2011) Appendicitis, is it an emergency? Am Surg 77(7):898-901
65. Surana R, Quinn F, Puri P (1993) Is it necessary to perform appendicectomy in the middle of the night in children? BMJ 306(6886):1168
66. Garey CL, Laituri CA, Little DC, Ostlie DJ, St Peter SD (2011) Outcomes of perforated appendicitis in obese and nonobese children. J Pediatr Surg 46(12):2346-2348
67. Kutasy B: Obesity and appendicitis in childhood. PhD Thesis, University of Pecs, Hungary Supervisior: Prof A Pinter, Prof P Puri. http://aokptehu/docs/ phd/file/dolgozatok/2011/Kutasy-Balazs-angol-tezisfuzetpdf 2011
68. Kutasy B, Hunziker M, Laxamanadass G, Puri P (2011) Laparoscopic appendectomy is associated with lower morbidity in extremely obese children. Pediatr Surg Int 27(5):533-536
69. Knott EM, Gasior AC, Holcomb GW 3rd, Ostlie DJ, St Peter SD (2012) Impact of body habitus on single-site laparoscopic appendectomy for nonperforated appendicitis: subset analysis from a prospective, randomized trial. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 22(4):404-407
70. Blanco FC, Sandler AD, Nadler EP (2012) Increased incidence of perforated appendicitis in children with obesity. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 51(10):928-932
71. Verhulst SL, Aerts L, Jacobs S, Schrauwen N, Haentjens D, Claes R, Vaerenberg H, Van Gaal LF, De Backer WA, Desager KN (2008) Sleep-disordered breathing, obesity, and airway inflammation in children and adolescents. Chest 134(6):1169-1175
72. Lang JE, Feng H, Lima JJ (2009) Body mass index-percentile and diagnostic accuracy of childhood asthma. J Asthma 46(3):291-299
73. Fiorino EK, Brooks LJ (2009) Obesity and respiratory diseases in childhood. Clin Chest Med 30(3):601x-608x
74. Becton LJ, Shatat IF, Flynn JT (2012) Hypertension and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms and clinical approach. Indian J Pediatr 79(8):1056-1061
75. Li X, Li S, Ulusoy E, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS (2004) Childhood adiposity as a predictor of cardiac mass in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Circulation 110(22):3488-3492
76. Schuster DP (2009) Changes in physiology with increasing fat mass. Semin Pediatr Surg 18(3):126-135
77. Svensson J, Makin E (2012) Gallstone disease in children. Semin Pediatr Surg 21(3):255-265
78. Breunung N, Strauss P (2009) A diagnostic challenge: primary omental torsion and literature review - a case report. World J Emerg Surg 4:40
79. Borysewicz-Sanczyk H, Porowski T, Hryniewicz A, Baran M, Zasim A, Bossowski A (2012) Urolithiasis risk factors in obese and overweight children. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 18(2):53-57
80. Guven A, Giramonti K, Kogan BA (2007) The effect of obesity on treatment efficacy in children with nocturnal enuresis and voiding dysfunction. J Urol 178(4 Pt 1):1458-1462
81. Kalarchian MA, Marcus MD (2012) Psychiatric comorbidity of childhood obesity. Int Rev Psychiatry 24(3):241-246