Acute Appendicitis: Introduction
The main symptom of acute appendicitis is abdominal pain or abdominal sensitivity. However, abdominal pain occurs with many conditions and only an estimated 5% of cases of abdominal pain are actually appendicitis. Although uncommon, appendicitis is very serious, and difficulty in diagnosing appendicitis in the emergency department makes appendicitis the 3rd leading cause of malpractice lawsuits. Misdiagnosis of appendicitis is particularly common in children and infants with abdominal pain with estimates of initial misdiagnosis rates from 28% to 57% for under age 2-12 and almost 100% misdiagnosis for appendicitis in infants. ..
- Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix.
- Acute Appendicitis: Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.
Source - Diseases Database - Acute Appendicitis: inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Types of Acute Appendicitis:
Appendix disorders: Types list
The list of types of Appendix disorders mentioned in various sources includes:
Alternative Treatments for Acute Appendicitis
Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Acute Appendicitis may include:
- High-fiber, low-fat diet
- Bryonia homeopathic remedy
- Lachesis homeopathic remedy
Death Rate Extrapolation
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Acute Appendicitis: 389 per year, 32 per month, 7 per week, 1 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 390 deaths reported in USA 1999 for appendix conditions (NVSR Sep 2001)
Misdiagnosis and Acute Appendicitis deaths
Acute Appendicitis can be deadly if misdiagnosed.
Deaths from Acute Appendicitis: medical news summaries
The following medical news items are relevant to death from Acute Appendicitis:
9 year old dies after misdiagnosis of strangulated bowel following appendicectomy
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK EditionA nine year old girl died of complication 21/2 weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Doctors had failed to diagnose a strangulated bowel. The hospital denied any wrongdoing and an inquest reached a misadventure verdict.
Article Source Details
About: 9 year old dies after misdiagnosis of strangulated bowel following appendicectomy
Date: 18 June 2002
Source: BBC News UK Edition
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Untreated appendicitis can lead to death
Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix which is an organ attached to the beginning of the large intestine. It does not appear to serve any real purpose and it's removal causes no problems. Once inflammation begins, it is unstoppable and surgery is the only cure. Untreated or delayed treatment of appendicitis can cause a burst appendix which can lead to infection and possibly death. Appendicitis symptoms include: abdomen pain starting near the belly button and then moving to the lower-right part of the abdomen, appetite loss, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, low fever, abdominal swelling and increased pain when sufferer moves, sneezes, coughs or breathes deeply
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