Acute appendicitis is a very common condition in pediatric age and relatively less common in early childhood, although this age group has the highest incidence of complicated appendicitis due to the difficulty in establishing an early diagnosis. The age group with the highest incidence of
acute appendicitis is between 10 and 19 years old, but the average age at diagnosis has increased over time.
Among surgical conditions, it is the leading cause of acute abdomen. Prompt treatment reduces the risk of serious complications, such as peritonitis. Surgical treatment remains the first-line treatment for acute appendicitis and consists of surgical resection of the appendix
performed through a laparotomy or laparoscopic approach. The choice of the type of surgery is still debated, especially in pediatric age groups. The minimally invasive method may ensure a less painful postoperative recovery, but the open technique appears
to have the advantage of fewer postoperative abscesses.
Measurable short-term outcomes include “30-day hospital readmissions after laparotomic appendectomy in children” and “30-day hospital readmissions after laparoscopic appendectomy in children.” The rate of readmissions within 30 days of hospital discharge can be an indicator of the quality of both in- and out-of-hospital care for acute appendicitis in children.
Calculating the indicators “Hospitalization for laparotomic appendectomy in children” and “Hospitalization for laparoscopic appendectomy in children” allows us to measure the variability of hospitalization rates across geographic areas.
Since a systematic variation in indications for the different types of surgical procedures is unlikely across the areas considered, the indicators
allow us to identify potential overuse or underuse of the two different surgical techniques.
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