Un umbral de síntomas de 48 horas predice apendicitis perforada: desarrollo de un modelo de riesgo clínico

Masato Fujino1, Shingo Ochiai2, Tadao Kubota3

  • 1Department of Surgery, Tokyo Kita Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan.

World journal of surgery
|August 24, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Un retraso de 48 horas o más desde el inicio de los síntomas aumenta significativamente el riesgo de apendicitis perforada. Este hallazgo ayuda a desarrollar un modelo predictivo para la perforación de la apendicitis aguda.

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