ACUTE APPENDICITIS

This study looked at how well hospitals followed a specific recovery checklist for adults having urgent, simple appendix removal surgery. It tracked if following the checklist was linked to fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and if patients could safely go home earlier.…

This study tested whether patients with simple appendicitis could safely have their appendix removed and go home the same day, without staying overnight in the hospital. Researchers followed 120 carefully selected adults to see if this outpatient approach worked. They tracked whe…

This study tested a simple scoring system called Appendistat (APS) to see if it could identify which patients with suspected appendicitis were most likely to develop a dangerous, ruptured infection. Researchers looked back at the medical records of 592 patients who had their appe…

This study tested whether a targeted nerve injection, called a TAP block, could better control the severe pain of appendicitis for patients waiting for emergency surgery. Researchers compared the injection to standard pain medications in 105 adults in the emergency department. Th…

This study tested two different nerve-blocking injections against standard pain medication to see which works best for relieving the severe pain of appendicitis while patients wait for emergency surgery. Researchers compared the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block, the Erecto…

This study aimed to understand how emergency surgeries, like for appendicitis or gallbladder issues, affect babies when performed on pregnant women. Researchers observed pregnant patients and their newborns to collect information on outcomes, comparing different surgery types and…

This study surveyed 125 emergency room doctors in Colombia to see how often they use a specific checklist called the Alvarado score to help diagnose appendicitis. The goal was to understand doctors' awareness and use of this tool, not to test a new treatment. The results help ide…