Open AccessDisconnect Between Incidence of Nonperforated and Perforated Appendicitis
Author(s) -
Edward Livingston,
Wayne A. Woodward,
George A. Sarosi,
Robert W. Haley
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000256391.05233.aa
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , incidence (geometry) , population , general surgery , surgery , demography , sociology , physics , environmental health , optics
Appendicitis has been declining in frequency for several decades. During the past 10 years, its preoperative diagnosis has been made more reliable by improved computed tomography (CT) imaging. Thresholds for surgical exploration have been lowered by the increased availability of laparoscopic exploration. These innovations should influence the number of appendectomies performed in the United States. We analyzed nationwide hospital discharge data to study the secular trends in appendicitis and appendectomy rates.