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Acute Appendicitis

Research on acute appendicitis reported by scientists at Case Western Reserve University

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, June 12th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "Following an appendectomy, surgeons define appendicitis, for treatment and billing purposes, into one of four categories: normal appendix, acute appendicitis, gangrenous appendicitis, and perforated appendicitis. Treatment of appendicitis is predicated upon classification at the time of visual inspection."

"Further, this classification often plays a role in the assessment of hospital outcomes. The currently accepted classification system is based solely upon intraoperative surgeon opinion and not objective data. Inconsistent surgeon grading of the severity of appendicitis may have implications in both management and...

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