Background Establishing worldwide incidence of general surgical site infections (SSI) is
imperative to understand the extent of the condition to assist decision-makers to improve the …

Introduction Appendectomy is a common emergency surgery performed globally. Despite
the frequency of laparoscopic appendectomy, consensus does not exist on the best way to …

Any large dataset can be analyzed in a number of ways, and it is possible that the use of
different analysis strategies will lead to different results and conclusions. One way to assess …

The number of studies using clinical registries or claims-based sources has exploded over
the past decade. For the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality …

Summary Introduction The French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD) and the Society of
Abdominal and Digestive Imaging (SIAD) have collaborated to propose recommendations …

Objective To compare the clinical outcomes between single-port laparoscopic
appendectomy using a needle-type grasping forceps (SLAN) and conventional three-port …

Background Evidence regarding the effects of plastic bag use for appendix removal during
minimally invasive appendectomy remains scarce and conflicting. Objective This study …

Background Pediatric appendicitis accounts for a notable proportion of health care use and
cost in the United States. To identify opportunities for cost savings during pediatric …

When different researchers study the same research question using the same dataset they
may obtain different and potentially even conflicting results. This is because there is often …

Background Complicated appendicitis patients typically undergo appendectomy followed by
antibiotics. The optimal course of antibiotics for complicated appendicitis is poorly defined …