Machine learning enabled researchers to identify a genetic biomarker for predicting perforated appendicitis in children presenting with suspected appendicitis, according to a single-center prospective ...

Does abdominal irrigation decrease the risk for abscess formation after perforated appendicitis? To answer this question, the authors conducted a randomized trial (irrigation vs no irrigation) in 220 ...

For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, the interval ...

There is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment for children with perforated appendicitis. [5] In fact, much heterogeneity exists among pediatric surgeons regarding choice of antibiotics, ...

In Virginia, the incidence of perforated appendicitis rose in coincidence with the pandemic-related closure of public schools on March 16, 2020, while emergency department visits declined, a ...

A recent study published in the Frontiers in Pediatrics revealed that among children with suspected appendicitis, a positive ...

A new study describes the role of hospital type in race-based treatment disparities among pediatric appendicitis patients. When researchers from UCLA Medical Center investigated the link between ...

Using antibiotics as the primary treatment for mild appendicitis does not increase the risk for complications at least in the first year. But other considerations must also be taken into account, say ...

· Racially integrating hospitals would provide better clinical care, more sustainable health care system CHICAGO --- Non-Hispanic Black adults more frequently experience delays in receiving an ...