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Appendicitis patients assessed after 72 hours have 48% rupture rate, global data show (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-23
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Appendicitis patients assessed after 72 hours have 48% rupture rate, global data show
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-23
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedA new global study into appendicitis found major inequalities in care, with some countries having little access to CT imaging or minimally invasive surgery, resulting in poorer patient outcomes.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe study, published in The Lancet Global Health, found that delays in accessing surgical assessment for suspected appendicitis were associated with a significantly higher risk of life-threatening complications.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedThe international study analyzed data from more than 45,000 patients across 112 countries and is described as the largest prospective global study of appendicitis ever conducted.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedRates of perforation rose progressively from around 23% in patients assessed within 12 hours to 48% in those waiting more than 72 hours.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedThe study reports that longer prehospital delays were linked to worse outcomes, while short in-hospital delays did not increase the risk of perforation.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedAccess to CT scans ranged from 58.6% in high-income countries to 5.6% in low-income countries, and use of minimally invasive surgery dropped from 95.8% to 7.3% across the same groups.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe researchers recommend earlier access to surgical assessment and stronger diagnostic capacity, including expanding access to CT scans and appropriate use of minimally invasive surgery.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
The Safety of In-Hospital Delay and the Utility of dNLR in Elderly Patients With Acute Appendicitis.
World Journal of Surgery · 2026 · PubMed
Appendicitis Perforation Rates and Time Interval between Symptom Onset and Surgery
Medical Radiology · 2012 · Crossref
Impact of preoperative delay on perforation in pediatric appendicitis.
2026 · Europe PMC
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting perforation in the early 24 h of acute appendicitis.
SAGE Open Medicine · 2025 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Ileal perforation secondary to fish bone ingestion mimicking acute appendicitis
Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgical Science · 2022 · Crossref
And 10 more candidates considered.