The impact of bloodstream infection in patients undergoing appendectomy due to acute appendicitis

The impact of bloodstream infection in patients undergoing appendectomy due to acute appendicitis

Introduction: Current severity classification of appendicitis does not take into account the impact of bloodstream infection (BSI), despite the importance of BSI in critical care settings. Therefore, we examined whether BSI in emergency appendectomy indicated for acute appendicitis has a clinical im...

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Main Authors: Akina Shinkura, Kenya Yamanaka, Makoto Kurimoto, Hikaru Aoki, Yusuke Hanabata, Kaichiro Harada, Masashi Kayano, Misaki Tashima, Jun Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
Subjects:
Bloodstream infection
Acute appendicitis
Sepsis
Intraabdominal infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266626202200050X

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