2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.003
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Appendicitis in children less than 5 years old: influence of age on presentation and outcome

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“…The negative appendectomy rate should also be viewed in light of its balancing measure: the perforation rate. Several factors are thought to increase the rate of perforation, including young age, 43 obesity, duration of symptoms, 21,25 and air quality index. 76,77 Our overall perforation rate (17.4%) was lower than those recently reported by Aarabi et al 76 and Bachur and Hennelly 48 (28 and 24%, respectively).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The negative appendectomy rate should also be viewed in light of its balancing measure: the perforation rate. Several factors are thought to increase the rate of perforation, including young age, 43 obesity, duration of symptoms, 21,25 and air quality index. 76,77 Our overall perforation rate (17.4%) was lower than those recently reported by Aarabi et al 76 and Bachur and Hennelly 48 (28 and 24%, respectively).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This difference may be explained by our exclusion of children less than 3 years of age, who are known to have increased perforation rate. 43 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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“…As previously discussed, children under age 5 years are known to have increased rates of perforated appendicitis [8,24]. This higher rate of perforated appendicitis does not translate to increased IAA rates.…”
Section: Young Agementioning
confidence: 90%
“…Similarly, in a review of 9048 adults from the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program who underwent appendectomy, 15.8% were perforated [7]. In children, rates of perforation often equal that of adults during adolescence; however, rates of perforation increase significantly under age 5 years (60%) and have been reported to be as high as 86% to 100% under age 3 years [8,9].…”
Section: Nonperforated Versus Perforated Appendicitismentioning
confidence: 99%