Prehospital management and postoperative course of patients with acute appendicitis treated at the Jipijapa Basic Hospital in Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16664353Keywords:
appendicitis, prehospital services, postoperative complications, descriptive epidemiologyAbstract
Acute appendicitis is a typical medical emergency, the prehospital management of which can vary significantly, impacting postoperative patient outcomes. The general objective of this study is to analyze the prehospital management and postoperative evolution in patients with acute appendicitis treated at this hospital. This analysis is based on an observational, retrospective, and descriptive methodology applied from May 2021 to May 2022. The study population includes all patients operated on for acute appendicitis at the hospital, and a sample of 219 patients who meet the established inclusion criteria was selected. The specific results of the study include a detailed characterization of the sociodemographic characteristics of patients with acute appendicitis, the establishment of the prehospital management practices currently applied, the determination of the evolution patterns and postoperative complications, and the identification of the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and postoperative complications, delving into how distances, time and other sociodemographic conditions impact outcomes.
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Wong, C. H., Chang, H. C., Pasupathy, S., Khin, L. W., Tan, J. L., & Low, C. O. (2003). Necrotizing fasciitis: Clinical presentation, microbiology, and determinants of mortality. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 85(8), 1454–1460. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12925624/
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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