[Causes of mortality in acute appendicitis]

Cause of lethal outcomes of acute appendicitis were studied. Operations were performed in 11162 cases. Fourty eight patients (0,43%) died. In addition, 7 patients died without an operation. In 65% of dead patients diagnostic, technical and tactical errors were stated. Among their causes were the following: late admission to the hospital resulting in the appearance of complications which masked the main disease, groundless extension of indications for the operation, absence of individual operative measures and methods depending on the specific features of the pathological state.