Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Post-Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multicenter Study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Georgia, Vasileiou; Ahmed I, Eid; Sinong, Qian; Gerd D, Pust; Rishi, Rattan; Nicholas, Namias; Andreas, Larentzakis; Haytham M A, Kaafarani; D Dante, Yeh; Matthew, Bradley
- Source
- Surgical Infections. 21:205-211
- Subject
- Adult
Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
MEDLINE
Gestational Age
Appendix
Patient Readmission
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Postoperative Complications
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Post-hoc analysis
medicine
Appendectomy
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
reproductive and urinary physiology
Ultrasonography
0303 health sciences
030306 microbiology
business.industry
Length of Stay
Appendicitis
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Infectious Diseases
Multicenter study
Intestinal Perforation
Case-Control Studies
Childbearing age
Drainage
Female
Surgery
Presentation (obstetrics)
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-8674
1096-2964
Objective: To compare the presentation, management, and outcomes of appendicitis in pregnant and non-pregnant females of childbearing age (18–45 years). Methods: This was a post-hoc analysis of a p...