Epidemiological aspects of patients underwent appendectomy in Birjand, Iran, from May 2017 to 2019 | Zendy

Mahsa Taheri | Zendy; Mohammad Ghasemian Moghaddam | Zendy; Mohammadmehdi Hassanzadeh- Taheri | Zendy; Mehran Hosseini | Zendy; Mojtaba Salimi | Zendy; Mahsa HassanzadehTaheri | Zendy

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Epidemiological aspects of patients underwent appendectomy in Birjand, Iran, from May 2017 to 2019

Author(s) -

Mahsa Taheri,

Mohammad Ghasemian Moghaddam,

Mohammadmehdi Hassanzadeh- Taheri,

Mehran Hosseini,

Mojtaba Salimi,

Mahsa HassanzadehTaheri

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of surgery and trauma

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2345-4873

DOI - 10.32592/jsurgery.2019.7.3.103

Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , general surgery

Appendectomy is one of the most performed surgeries worldwide. There are lots of factors involved in the incidence of appendicitis, and most of them vary among populations. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological aspects of appendicitis in Birjand, Iran, for the first time. Methods: This prospective study included 666 cases out of 673 acute appendicitis patients treated surgically in Imam Reza Hospital in Birjand, Iran, from May 2017 to 2019. The data were analyzed regarding gender, age groups, and season in SPSS software (version. 22) using a t-test and the Chi-square test. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically

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