Acute Appendicitis in Senior Citizens
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 45 (2), 179-183
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1969.11697027
Abstract
Why is perforation so common in acute appendicitis of the elderly? Delay in seeking medical attention seems to be the main reason. The perforation rate was 68 percent in a series of 44 patients 65 years of age or older. But sound surgical principles-frequent use of the McBurney incision, draining the peritoneal cavity, antibiotics, relieving distention, and controlling fluids-kept the mortality rate low.Keywords
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- Acute Appendicitis in the ElderlyAnnals of Surgery, 1965