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Most people with appendicitis recover quickly after surgical treatment, but complications can occur if treatment is delayed or if peritonitis occurs. Recovery time depends on age, condition, complications, and other circumstances, including the amount of alcohol consumption, but usually is between 10 and 28 days.
There has been significant recent trial evidence that uncomplicated appendicitis can be treated with either antibiotics or appendicectomy, [4] [5] with 51% of those treated with antibiotics avoiding an appendectomy after 3 years. [6] After appendicectomy the main difference in treatment is the length of time the antibiotics are administered.
One 2019 study confirmed acute appendicitis in 70% of children with abdominal pain who had worsening symptoms after jumping. Anyone can get appendicitis, but it is most common in people in their ...
More time and resources are used on older patients with abdominal pain than on any other patient presentation in the emergency department (ED). [29] Compared to younger patients with the same complaint, their length of stay is 20% longer, they need to be admitted almost half the time, and they need surgery 1/3 of the time.
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The symptoms may mimic those of acute appendicitis, diverticulitis, or cholecystitis. The pain is characteristically intense during/after defecation or micturition (espec. in the sigmoid type) due to the effect of traction on the pedicle of the lesion caused by straining and emptying of the bowel and bladder. Initial lab studies are usually normal.
For 2–3 weeks after surgery, extra care should be taken to prevent trauma to the surgical area. [30] For this time period, physical education and activities such as bicycle riding are not advisable. [30] It is possible to play sports with a Mitrofanoff, but high contact sports such as rugby are typically not advised. [25]