Safety of in-hospital delay of appendectomy – a propensity score–matched analysis of 4900 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for suspected appendicitis
This large PS-matched analysis showed that it is safe to delay surgery by 12 and 18 h, even when the diagnostic workup is based on ultrasound. In patients with risk factors for complications, postponement of the procedure can be considered if it can improve overall conditions or allow the procedure to be performed with a higher level of expertise.
Authors
- Lena Anthuber
- M. Schrempf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-6427)
- Matthias Anthuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-7347)
- Stefan Schiele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2054-9052)
- Michael Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7840-2980)
- Gernot J. Müller
- A. Mair
Institutions
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102003
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.52