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Results on four selected outcome parameters of quality care in patients with acute

appendicitis, from 2001 to June, 2003.

Rate 2001 2002 2003

(n=728 ) (n=792) (n=271)


Normal appendectomy 13 (1.8%) 77 (9.7%) 3 (1.1%)

Perforative appendicitis 268 (36.9%) 352 (44.4%) 114 (42%)

Morbidity 11 (1.5%) 6 (0.75%) 5 (1.8%)

Mortality 2 (0.3%) 1 (0.13%) 2 (0.74%)

Note: 2001 data are not as reliable as 2002 and 2003 data.  Serious effort at data

gathering started only in 2002.

http://members.tripod.com/omsurg_research/outcome_ap_03.htm

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