International Journal of Health and Clinical Research

Yazarlar: Sunil Kumar Maini, Neeraj Gupta, Vikas Kumar Malviya

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Demographic profile,Emergency appendicectomy,Interval appendicectomy

Özet: Objective : The aim of this retrospective study is to compile the epidemiological data in patients with acute appendicitis and to analyze statistics in patients with acute appendicitis to explain the demographic details.Methods: Retrospective study of 100 patients with appendicectomy, fulfilling all the inclusion criteria were included in this study. Following details of patients were recorded like age, sex, socioeconomic status, symptoms, seasonal trend, dietary habits and timing of appendicectomy. Results: Younger age group (21-40 years) was most common age group (66%) with males (n=66, 66%) preponderance. Majority of patient (n=67, 67%) belonged to middle socioeconomic status. Majority of appendicectomies occurred in summer (n=54, 54%. Appendicitis is more common in non-vegetarian mixed diet persons (n = 66, 66%). 77 (77%) emergency appendicectomy usually performed in comparison to interval appendicectomy (n=23, 23%)Conclusion: Present study concluded that there is a correlation between age, sex, socioeconomic status, seasonal trend, dietary pattern and appendicitis. This study gives the information that epidemiologic features of acute appendicitis in our institution are same with worldwide data

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