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Rev Mex Pediatr 2022; 89 (3)

Post-surgical prognosis in children with complicated appendicitis, experience in a second level medical center

González-Chávez JL, Embriz-Sánchez AJ, Reyna-Manzano JF, Terriquez-Rodríguez S, González-Chávez SA

Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 99-103
PDF size: 213.46 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: the aim of this study was to analyze the prognosis related to complications in the post-surgical period of patients with complicated appendicitis. Material and methods: retrospective study over a period of three years. Pediatric patients with complicated appendicitis, who underwent appendectomy by open technique or by laparoscopy, were included. Results: 109 patients were studied, aged from three to 16 years; there was a higher proportion of male patients (65.1%). Twenty-three (21.1%) post-surgical complications were identified; 10 corresponded to infection in the surgical site, six to intra-abdominal abscess, five to paralytic ileus, and two patients with perforation. Conclusions: in pediatric patients with complicated appendicitis, the incidence of postoperative complications is about 20%; surgical site infection is the most common complication.


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