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1. Full Text Predictive Factors and Outcomes of Negative Appendectomy
by Jeon, Byeong Geon, M.D
The American journal of surgery, ISSN 0002-9610, 2016, Volume 213, Issue 4, pp. 731 - 738
Surgery | Predictive factor | Negative appendectomy | Outcome | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Science & Technology | Severity of Illness Index | Appendectomy | Age Factors | Humans | Male | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | Unnecessary Procedures | Appendix - diagnostic imaging | Operative Time | Young Adult | Adolescent | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Leukocyte Count | Retrospective Studies | Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data | Postoperative Complications | Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data | Republic of Korea | Statistical analysis | Medical imaging | Laboratories | Appendicitis | Complications | Blood cells | Neutrophils | Emergency medical care | Inflammation | Blood | Appendix | Abdomen | Computed tomography | Quality | Patient satisfaction | Ultrasound | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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2. Full Text Negative appendectomy: a 10-year review of a nationally representative sample
by Seetahal, Shiva A., M.D and Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi B., M.D., M.P.H and Sookdeo, Trishanna C., M.D and Oyetunji, Tolulope A., M.D., M.P.H and Greene, Wendy R., M.D and Frederick, Wayne, M.D and Cornwell, Edward E., M.D and Chang, David C., M.P.H., M.B.A., Ph.D and Siram, Suryanarayana M., M.D
The American journal of surgery, ISSN 0002-9610, 2011, Volume 201, Issue 4, pp. 433 - 437
Surgery | Negative appendectomy | Acute appendicitis | Ovarian pathology | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Science & Technology | Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen | Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus | General aspects | Biological and medical sciences | Medical sciences | Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases | Surgery of the digestive system | Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus | Other diseases. Semiology | United States | Humans | Middle Aged | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | Male | Appendectomy - mortality | False Positive Reactions | Young Adult | Appendectomy - trends | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Diagnostic Errors - trends | Adolescent | Sex Factors | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Retrospective Studies | Diagnostic Errors - statistics & numerical data | Appendectomy | Disease | Sex | Institutions | Pain | Databases | Classification | Tomography | Colon | Diagnosis | Age | Statistical analysis | Medical imaging | Appendicitis | Mortality | Patients | Appendix | Abdomen | Studies | Pathology | Hospitals | Emergency procedures | Cysts | Womens health | Men | Diagnostic systems | Females | Tumors | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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3. Full Text The Impact of Pathological Criteria on Pediatric Negative Appendectomy Rate
by Maloney, Caroline and Edelman, Morris C and Bolognese, Alexandra C and Lipskar, Aaron M and Rich, Barrie S
Journal of pediatric surgery, ISSN 0022-3468, 09/2019, Volume 54, Issue 9, pp. 1794 - 1799
Negative appendectomy | Pathology | Appendicitis | Pediatric | Pediatrics | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Surgery | Science & Technology | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Humans | Adolescent | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | Appendicitis - surgery | Child, Preschool | Appendicitis - epidemiology | Retrospective Studies | Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data | Appendicitis - pathology | Child | Medical care | Analysis | Quality management | Index Medicus
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4. Full Text Appendectomy in pregnancy: evaluation of the risks of a negative appendectomy
by Ito, Kaori, M.D and Ito, Hiromichi, M.D and Whang, Edward E., M.D., F.A.C.S and Tavakkolizadeh, Ali, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S
The American journal of surgery, ISSN 0002-9610, 2012, Volume 203, Issue 2, pp. 145 - 150
Surgery | Pregnancy | Negative appendectomy | Acute appendicitis | Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen | Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus | General aspects | Biological and medical sciences | Medical sciences | Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases | Surgery of the digestive system | Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus | Other diseases. Semiology | Appendectomy | Fetal Death - etiology | Humans | Pregnancy Complications - surgery | Male | Risk | Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis | False Positive Reactions | Surgical Wound Infection | Case-Control Studies | Premature Birth - etiology | Young Adult | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Adolescent | Abortion, Spontaneous - etiology | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Retrospective Studies | Postoperative Complications | Pregnant women | Appendicitis | Fetuses | Men | Wounds | Exploration | Inflammation | Risk factors | Appendix | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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5. Full Text Imaging utilization affects negative appendectomy rates in appendicitis: An ACS-NSQIP study
by Tseng, Joshua and Cohen, Tara and Melo, Nicolas and Alban, Rodrigo F
The American journal of surgery, ISSN 0002-9610, 06/2019, Volume 217, Issue 6, pp. 1094 - 1098
Negative appendectomy | NSQIP | Imaging utilization | Appendicitis | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Surgery | Science & Technology | Multivariate Analysis | Ultrasonography - statistics & numerical data | United States | Humans | Middle Aged | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | Logistic Models | Male | Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data | Tomography, X-Ray Computed - statistics & numerical data | Diagnostic Errors - prevention & control | Magnetic Resonance Imaging - statistics & numerical data | Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging | Appendicitis - surgery | Procedures and Techniques Utilization - statistics & numerical data | Adult | Female | Aged | Unnecessary Procedures - statistics & numerical data | Diagnostic Errors - statistics & numerical data | Databases, Factual | CT imaging | Diagnostic imaging | Surgical outcomes | Appendectomy | Identification methods | Cost benefit analysis | Multivariate analysis | Cost-benefit analysis | Variables | Ultrasonic imaging | Databases | Historical account | Computed tomography | Ultrasound | Hypertension | Medical imaging | Mortality | Patients | Studies | Pathology | Leukocytosis | Hospitals | Magnetic resonance imaging | Surgeons | Sepsis | Diabetes | Females | Smoking | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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6. Childhood acute appendicitis: is routine appendicectomy advised?
by Uba, A. F and Lohfa, L. B and Ayuba, M. D
Childhood acute appendicitis: is routine appendicectomy advised?, 12/2006
Acute appendicitis, children, diagnosis, negative appendicectomy rate
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7. Full Text Pediatric Negative Appendectomy Rate: Trend, Predictors, and Differentials
by Oyetunji, Tolulope A., M.D., M.P.H and Ong’uti, Sharon K., M.D., M.P.H and Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi B., M.D., M.P.H and Cornwell, Edward E., M.D and Nwomeh, Benedict C., M.D., M.P.H
The Journal of surgical research, ISSN 0022-4804, 2012, Volume 173, Issue 1, pp. 16 - 20
Surgery | negative appendectomy | appendicitis | pediatric | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Science & Technology | Length of Stay | Age Factors | Humans | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | Child, Preschool | Male | Survival Rate | Appendectomy - mortality | Regression Analysis | Algorithms | Appendectomy - trends | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Adolescent | Sex Factors | Appendicitis - surgery | Female | Hospitals, Rural - statistics & numerical data | Retrospective Studies | Child | Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data | Databases, Factual | Pediatrics | Universities and colleges | Appendicitis | Analysis | Index Medicus
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8. Full Text COVID-19 not detected in peritoneal fluid: a case of laparoscopic appendicectomy for acute appendicitis in a COVID-19-infected patient
by Ngaserin, Sabrina Hui-Na and Koh, Frederick H and Ong, Biauw-Chi and Chew, Min-Hoe
Langenbeck's archives of surgery, ISSN 1435-2443, 05/2020, Volume 405, Issue 3, pp. 353 - 355
Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Surgery | Science & Technology | Pandemics | Follow-Up Studies | COVID-19 Testing | Humans | DNA, Viral - isolation & purification | Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods | Male | Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & control | COVID-19 | Young Adult | Laparoscopy - methods | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Laparoscopy - adverse effects | Patient Safety | Risk Assessment | Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis | Occupational Health | False Negative Reactions | Treatment Outcome | Appendectomy - methods | Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods | Ascitic Fluid - virology | Appendicitis - surgery | Peritoneal Lavage - methods | Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis | Appendicitis | Laparoscopic surgery | Laparoscopy | Index Medicus
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9. Full Text The negative appendectomy rate: Who benefits from preoperative CT?
by Webb, Emily M and Nguyen, Alexander and Wang, Zhen J and Stengel, Joseph W and Westphalen, Antonio C and Coakley, Fergus V
American journal of roentgenology (1976), ISSN 0361-803X, 10/2011, Volume 197, Issue 4, pp. 861 - 866
Negative appendectomy rate | Appendicitis | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Science & Technology | Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen | Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus | Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry | Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) | Digestive system | Biological and medical sciences | Medical sciences | Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases | Surgery of the digestive system | Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus | Other diseases. Semiology | Humans | Middle Aged | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | Iohexol | Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods | Male | Treatment Outcome | Contrast Media | Adolescent | Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging | Sex Factors | Statistics, Nonparametric | Aged, 80 and over | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Aged | Retrospective Studies | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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10. Full Text Misdiagnosing Adult Appendicitis: Clinical, Cost, and Socioeconomic Implications of Negative Appendectomy
by Mock, Kyle, MD and Lu, Yang, PhD and Friedlander, Scott, MPH and Kim, Dennis Y., MD and Lee, Steven L., MD
The American journal of surgery, ISSN 0002-9610, 2016, Volume 212, Issue 6, pp. 1076 - 1082
Surgery | Negative appendectomy | Hospital cost | Appendicitis | Health care disparity | Hospital Costs | Appendectomy - adverse effects | Unnecessary Procedures - economics | Age Factors | Length of Stay - economics | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | California | Socioeconomic Factors | Appendectomy - economics | Young Adult | Appendicitis - diagnosis | Appendicitis - economics | Diagnostic Errors - economics | Diagnostic Errors - adverse effects | Adolescent | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Unnecessary Procedures - adverse effects | Aged | Retrospective Studies | Diagnosis | Studies | Appendectomy | Comorbidity | Information processing | Laparoscopy | Multivariate analysis | Variance analysis | Patients | Age | Morbidity | Teaching hospitals | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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11. Full Text Cohort study of 1241 patients to identify predictors of negative appendicectomy
by Mackay, Thomas G and Dissanayake, Bhanuka and Yuide, Peter J and Burstow, Matthew J and Gundara, Justin S and Chua, Terence C
ANZ journal of surgery, ISSN 1445-1433, 10/2020, Volume 90, Issue 10, pp. 1984 - 1990
emergency surgery | acute appendicitis | negative appendicectomy rate | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Surgery | Science & Technology | Hypertension | Medicine, Experimental | Medical research | CT imaging | Ultrasound imaging | Appendicitis | Medical imaging | Multivariate analysis | Patients | Morbidity | Appendix | Confidence intervals | Ultrasonic imaging | Computed tomography | Diagnosis | Emergency medical services | Index Medicus
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12. Imaging for suspected appendicitis: Negative appendectomy and perforation rates
by Bendeck, Sandra E and Nino-Murcia, Matilde and Berry, Gerald J and Jeffrey Jr, R. Brooke
Radiology, ISSN 0033-8419, 10/2002, Volume 225, Issue 1, pp. 131 - 136
Appendicitis | Appendix | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Science & Technology | Predictive Value of Tests | Appendectomy | Humans | Middle Aged | Child, Preschool | Male | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | False Positive Reactions | Sensitivity and Specificity | Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging | Ultrasonography | Aged, 80 and over | Adult | Female | Retrospective Studies | Child | Acute Disease | False Negative Reactions | Intestinal Perforation - diagnostic imaging | Intestinal Perforation - diagnosis | Contrast Media | Adolescent | Appendicitis - surgery | Aged | Rupture, Spontaneous
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13. Full Text Making the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: Do more preoperative CT scans mean fewer negative appendectomies? A 10-year study
by Coursey, Courtney A and Nelson, Rendon C and Patel, Mayur B and Cochran, Courtney and Dodd, Leslie G and DeLong, David M and Beam, Craig A and Vaslef, Steven
Radiology, ISSN 0033-8419, 02/2010, Volume 254, Issue 2, pp. 460 - 468
Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Science & Technology | Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen | Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus | Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry | Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) | Digestive system | Biological and medical sciences | Medical sciences | Other diseases. Semiology | Age Factors | Humans | Middle Aged | Appendectomy - statistics & numerical data | False Negative Reactions | Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods | Logistic Models | Male | Chi-Square Distribution | False Positive Reactions | Preoperative Care | Adolescent | Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging | Aged, 80 and over | Appendicitis - surgery | Adult | Female | Aged | Index Medicus | Abridged Index Medicus
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14. Full Text Does an Acute Surgical Model increase the rate of negative appendicectomy or perforated appendicitis?
by Brockman, Stephen F and Scott, Steel and Guest, Glenn D and Stupart, Douglas A and Ryan, Shannon and Watters, David A. K
ANZ journal of surgery, ISSN 1445-1433, 10/2013, Volume 83, Issue 10, pp. 744 - 747
emergency surgery | Acute Surgical Model | perforated appendicitis | negative appendicectomy | appendectomy | Negative appendicectomy | Appendectomy | Emergency surgery | Perforated appendicitis | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | Surgery