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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Urgent appendectomy for acute appendicitis (AA) complicated by abscess or phlegmon often leads to high complication rates.
  • Advancements in CT scanning improve the identification of complicated appendicitis cases.
  • Current management often involves immediate surgical intervention, despite potential risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of initial antibiotic therapy followed by elective appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis (CAA).
  • To compare the postoperative outcomes of this strategy against urgent appendectomy.
  • To assess the safety and effectiveness of non-operative management in select CAA patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 56 patients diagnosed with CAA between 1998 and 2007.
  • Patients were treated either with urgent appendectomy or initial antibiotic therapy followed by elective appendectomy.
  • Comparison of postoperative complications, operative time, hospital stay, and sick leave between the two treatment groups.

Main Results:

  • 16 out of 56 patients with CAA were treated with antibiotics, all improving without immediate surgery; 15 subsequently underwent elective appendectomy.
  • The elective appendectomy group experienced significantly fewer postoperative complications compared to the urgent appendectomy group.
  • While conversion rates and operative times were lower in the elective group, total hospital stay, antibiotic duration, and sick leave were longer.

Conclusions:

  • Initial antibiotic therapy followed by elective appendectomy is a safe and effective strategy for selected patients with complicated acute appendicitis.
  • This approach can reduce the immediate risks associated with urgent surgery in CAA.
  • Further research may refine patient selection criteria for this non-operative management strategy.