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KMID : 0378119770040020260
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Chungnam Medical Journal
1977 Volume.4 No. 2 p.260 ~ p.266
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A Clinical Study of Patients with Appendicitis
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Abstract
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An analysis of 410 cases of acute appendicitis was carried out which were operated at the dept. of surgery of Chungnam National University Hospital during the past 4 years and 10 months period from July 1972 to April 1977.
The results were as follow:
1. Age distribution was 6 to 80 years and the most frequent incidence was in the 2nd decades as 32.2
2. Male to female ratio was 1. 1 : 1.
3. It occurred most frequently in the Summer and August.
4. The most frequent incidence of interval from onset of symptom to visit hospital was 1~2 days as 34. 9%.
5. The most frequent incidence cf hospital duration was 4~6 days as 40.5%.
6. Perforated appenicitis was 105 cases (25.6%) and imperforated appendicitis was 305 cases (74. 4%) on the operative findings. Complication was 4 cases (0. 9%) in imperforated and 35 cases (7.5%) in perforated appendicitis.
7. Leukocytosis was 67% and the most frequent incidence was between 10, 000-15, 000 per cubic mm. of blood in 34.9%.
8. The overall mortality rate was 0.5% (2 cases) in perforated and nothing in impe-rforated appendicitis.
9. Misdiagnostic rate was 8.1% (36 cases)
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