An Evaluation of the Seasonal Variation in Acute Appendicitis

Rai, Rakesh; D'Souza, Reshmina Clara; Vijin,; Sudarshan, Sunil H.; P.S, Aithala; J, Ramakrishna. Pai.; Kamath, Priyatham; Fernandes, Aaron Marion

doi:10.14260/jemds/2014/1818

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“…In a study conducted in by Rai et al 12 Clear seasonal variation was observed in the incidences of appendicitis, acute appendicitis, and appendectomy for both genders; the peak incidence seen in the summer season and decreased in the winter season. This pattern has been observed in several previous studies.…”

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“…In addition, the present study observed a slight but consistent increase in the incidence of perforated appendicitis in the summer season, which is inconsistent with several previous studies. 12 …”

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“…Although numerous epidemiological studies on appendicitis have been conducted, most have focused on Western populations 12 , relatively few epidemiological studies have focused on appendicitis in Asian populations. Lee et al 13 reported the epidemiological features and lifetime risk of appendicitis and appendectomy in South Korea.…”

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Seasonal variation of acute appendicitis

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Objective:To determine the seasonal variation of acute appendicitis.Methods:A total of 320 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study after getting the written informed consent. Appendectomies were performed by consultant surgeons and residents. After surgery histopathological examination of specimens was performed by consultant Histopathologists at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi and CMH Peshawar. The patients presenting in different four seasons September to November as autumn, December to February as winter, March to May as spring, June to August as summer, were compared to determine seasonal variations.Results:In our study out of all 320 patients 188 (58.75%) were males and 132 (41.25%) were females. Sixty patients (18.75 %) presented in autumn season (Sep-Nov), 52 patients (16.25%) in winter season (Dec-Feb), 78 (24.25%) patients in Spring season (Mar-May).130 (40.62%) patients presented in Summer season (Jun-Aug). There was almost 24.37% increased incidence in summer as compared to winter season, 21.87% increased incidence as compared to autumn season, 16.37% increased incidence as compared to spring season.Conclusion:Acute appendicitis incidence is increased in summer months in Pakistan. Preventive measures can be taken during summer season (June to Aug) to decrease morbidity and mortality associated with this disease.

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“…[4] Terjadinya komplikasi perforasi pada kasus apendisitis meningkatkan severitas dan mortalitas. [5] Komplikasi perforasi pada kasus apendisitis ditandai dengan adanya nyeri abdomen yang berat,disertai demam yang tinggi, dan peningkatan leukosit yang signifikan. Komplikasi ini umumnya terjadi dalam waktu 12 jam pertama.…”

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Akurasi Total Hitung Leukosit dan Durasi Simtom sebagai Prediktor Perforasi Apendisitis pada Penderita Apendisitis Akut

Widarsa

Padmi²

2018

WMJ

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AbstrakKomplikasi perforasi pada penderita apendisitis akut cukup tinggi, yang ditandai dengan demam yang tinggi dan peningkatan leukosit.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui akurasi total leucocyte count (TLC) dan symptom duration(SD) sebagai prediktor perforasi pada penderita apendisitis akut. Penelitian cross-sectional retrospectivedilakukan terhadap 96 pasien apendisitis akut, yang dipilih secara konsekutif dari register rawat inap pasien apendisitis akut di RSUD Sanjiwani Gianyar tahun 2014-2015. Identitas, SD,TLC dikumpulkan dari catatan medis sampel. Penegakan diagnosis perforasi didasarkan kepada hasil pemeriksanan patogi anatomi. Uji chi-square dan regresi Poisson dipakai menganalisis hubungan TLC dan SD dengan kejadian perforasi, sedangkan kemampuan prediksi dinilai dari nilai duga positif (PPV ) dan negatif (NPV ). Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan Risiko Relatif (RR) dari TLC (>18.000/ml:≤18.000/ml)adalah 2,9 (1,2-6,7) dan SD (>24jam:≤24jam) adalah 2,3 (1,1 -4,9). PPV/NPV dari TLC, SD dan kombinasi TLC dan SD adalah 59,4/93,8; 52,9/91,9; dan 82,4/88,4 secara berurutan. Dari penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa kombinasi TLC dan SD mempunyai tingkat prediksi yang baik sebagai prediktor kejadian perforasi pada penderita apendisitisakut. . PPV/NPV of TLC, SD and TLC and SD combination were59.4/93.8; 52.9/91.9; and 82.4/88.4,respectively. As conclusion, TLC and SD combined has high accuracy as predictor of perforation in acute appendicitis patients. Kata kunci: Apendisitis per for asi, Total Leucocyte Count, Time Dur ation Abstract [The Accuracy of Total Leucocyte Account and Symptom Duration as Predictors of Appendisitis Perforation] Perforation is frequently observed among acute appendicitis patients, which characterized by high fever and increased leucocyte level. The aim of this study is to determine the accuracy of total leucocyte count (TLC) and symptom duration (SD) as predictors of perforation in acute appendicitis

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“…La variación estacional documentada en áreas específicas como factor de riesgo, no es frecuente en la literatura mundial. En estudios realizados en pacientes adultos, desde países con altas temperaturas (8)(9)(10)(11) en verano como Pakistán (12), hasta aquellos países con bajas temperaturas como Finlandia (13), se describe un incremento de la frecuencia de la apendicitis aguda en los meses de verano y primavera y una disminución en otoño e invierno (14,15).…”

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Variación estacional de la apendicitis aguda

Mendoza-Rojas

Bayona

2016

HorizMed

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Conocer si aumentaron los casos de apendicitis agudas atendidos en las estaciones de verano y primavera durante 2005-2014 en el Hospital de Emergencias Grau de Lima. Material y Métodos: Estudio observacional, transversal y retrospectivo. Muestreo no probabilístico, tamaño de la muestra de 6,917 operados por apendicitis aguda entre los años 2005-2014 en el Hospital de Emergencias Grau de Lima. Se utilizó una ficha de recolección de datos de historias clínicas elaborándose una base de datos. Se aplicó test de análisis de varianzas de apendicetomías y correlación entre temperaturas y número de apendicitis. Resultados: La edad mínima y máxima fue de 14 y 93 años. El 52.6% (3,639) de los casos fueron de sexo femenino. En enero se realizó el mayor número mensual de apendicectomías, con 648, 634 en marzo y 616 en febrero. El Análisis de Varianza obtuvo un valor p de 0.24, no hubo diferencias significativas entre las estaciones del año. Hubo correlación parcial entre temperatura mensual y número de apendicectomías. Conclusiones: Existe un patrón estacional con aumento de la frecuencia de la apendicitis aguda en verano y primavera, y un descenso en otoño e invierno. El aumento de casos de apendicitis aguda es del 3.32% y 3.75% en verano con respecto a otoño e invierno, sin diferencia estadística significativa entre las cuatro estaciones del año.

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An Evaluation of the Seasonal Variation in Acute Appendicitis

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Seasonal variation of acute appendicitis

Seasonal variation of acute appendicitis

Akurasi Total Hitung Leukosit dan Durasi Simtom sebagai Prediktor Perforasi Apendisitis pada Penderita Apendisitis Akut

Variación estacional de la apendicitis aguda

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