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Any tabulation of the advances in modern surgery must include a reference to the dramatic decrease in mortality from acute appendicitis. In the year 1930, 15 of every 100,000 persons could be expected to die from this disease, whereas 30 years later this figure had decreased to one in every 100,000. 12 In most large series, the present hospital mortality from an acute attack is less than 1 per cent.n, 12, 19, 21, 30, 33, 37 As gratifying as this record must be, it does not begin to reflect the many agonizing hours of vigilant care that may be required to prevent an individual patient from succumbing to the complications of appendicitis. The increase in survival is primarily a manifestation of advances in surgical management for, unfortunately, there has been little improvement in the early recognition of this condition. 29 , 38 The incidence of perforation of the appendix in a number of reported series has shown relatively little fluctuation in the past 30 years, occurring in as many as one-third of the cases. 5 , 6, 11, 19,29,30 In spite of the many obvious advances in surgical management of appendicitis, a surprising number of aspects in the treatment of this condition remain ina

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Author

James L. Talbert; George D. Zuidema

Published

1966

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)