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Appendicitis in the elderly: what has changed?

R Rub1, D Margel, D Soffer

  • 1Department of Surgery B, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.

The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ
|April 25, 2000
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Elderly appendicitis outcomes show high perforation rates despite prompt treatment. Recent data reveals little improvement over decades, possibly due to an aging patient demographic.

Area of Science:

  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Surgical Outcomes
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

Background:

  • Appendicitis in the elderly presents differently than in younger populations.
  • Delayed diagnosis and treatment in elderly patients can increase complication and mortality rates.
  • Factors like perforated appendices, diagnostic errors, and postoperative complications are concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess recent trends in appendicitis outcomes for patients over 60.
  • To determine if diagnostic and treatment timelines have improved for elderly appendicitis cases.
  • To evaluate if complication and mortality rates have changed in recent years.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 61 patients aged over 60 who underwent appendectomy.
  • Data collected from a major metropolitan hospital between 1988 and 1998.

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  • Analysis of time to surgery, perforation rates, diagnostic errors, morbidity, and mortality.

    • Main Results:

    • Most patients received appendectomies within 24 hours of admission and 3 days of symptom onset.
    • The rate of appendix perforation was 43%.
    • Diagnostic error was 5.6%, morbidity was 41%, and mortality was 3.2%.

    Conclusions:

    • High rates of appendix perforation in the elderly are not attributed to treatment delays.
    • Appendicitis statistics in the elderly have shown minimal improvement over the past 50 years.
    • An increasing proportion of octogenarian patients may contribute to persistent high complication rates.