Complications Following Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis in the Aged

Acute Abdominal Pain in Aged Patients: An Analysis of 200 Cases*

“…There is still need for awareness that appendicitis does occur in aged patients, and that delay in surgical treatment leads to complications requiring prolonged hospitalization. In a previous study (3), the complication rate of 42.2 per cent was attributed to the extension of infection beyond the appendix.…”