Does hospital delay in appendectomy affect immediate surgical outcome in adults with acute appendicitis?
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2016), Original Research Article
Vol. 5 No. 4 (2016)

Does hospital delay in appendectomy affect immediate surgical outcome in adults with acute appendicitis?

Original Research Article
Published 2017-12-01
Saroj Prasad Dhital
Department of General Surgery, Kathmandu Model Hospital
Udaya Koirala
Department of General Surgery, Kathmandu Model Hospital
Kushal Karki
Department of General Surgery, KIST Medical College
Bijendra Dhoj Joshi
Department of General Surgery, Kathmandu Model Hospital
Amit Mani Upadhyaya
Department of General Surgery, Kathmandu Model Hospital
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Keywords

Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Delay
Post-operative complication

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Dhital, S. P., Koirala, U., Karki, K., Joshi, B. D., & Upadhyaya, A. M. (2017). Does hospital delay in appendectomy affect immediate surgical outcome in adults with acute appendicitis?. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 5(4), 112–115. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/556
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Abstract

Background: Emergency appendectomy is the commonest emergency surgical procedure being performed for many years. Till now, the dictum is that it should be done as soon as possible from the onset of attack.

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