Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Kamran Ahmad Malik; Adil Aljarrah; Huda Razvi; Laila Al-Khanbashi

doi:doi:10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

| Peer-Reviewed

Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Kamran Ahmad Malik, Adil Aljarrah, Huda Razvi, Laila Al-Khanbashi

Published in Journal of Surgery (Volume 1, Issue 3)

Received: 29 July 2013 Published: 20 August 2013

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Diagnosing acute appendicitis remains a challenge even with the presence of multiple diagnostic tools therefore, normal appendices are removed from some patients thought to have acute appendicitis. This is known as the negative appendectomy rate (NAR). The aim of this study was to find the rate of negative appendectomies in our institution among both adults and children and to analyze the characteristics of this group. The study included 654 patients who underwent appendectomies between January 2009 and January 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis. The NAR was found to be 12.23% for the entire study population and was found to be 17.7% among children. There was no difference in the NAR between males and females. The NAR was higher than what was found in developed countries and further research needs to be conducted to know the reasons behind this relatively high NAR.

Published in	Journal of Surgery (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
Page(s)	43-45
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2013. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Negative Appendectomy, Acute Appendicitis

References

[1]	Seetahal, SA. Negative appendectomy: a 10-year review of a nationally representative sample. American Journal of Surgery 2011, 201 (4): 433-437.
[2]	Kamran, H. Role of total leukocyte count in diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Journal of Ayub Medical College 2008, 20 (3):70-71.
[3]	Ditillo, M.Is It Safe to Delay Appendectomy in Adults With Acute Appendicitis? Annals of Surgery 2006, 244 (5):656-660.
[4]	Harswick, C. Clinical guidelines, computed tomography scan, and negative appendectomies: a case series. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2006, 24 (1):68-72.
[5]	Dhupar, R.. Outcomes of operative management of appendicitis. Surgical Infections 2012, 13 (3):141-146.
[6]	John SK. Avoiding negative appendectomies in rural surgical practice: is C-reactive protein estimation useful as a diagnostic tool? The National Medical Journal of India 2011, 24 (3):144-147.
[7]	Limpawattanasiri, C. Alvarado score for the acute appendicitis in a provincial hospital. Journal of the Medical Association of Thialand 2011, 94 (4):441-449.
[8]	Engin, O. Gynecologic pathologies in our appendectomy series and literature review. Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 2011, 80 (4):267-271.
[9]	Ma, KW. If not appendicitis, then what else can it be? A retrospective review of 1492 appendectomies. Hong Kong Medical Journal 2010, 16 (1):12-17.
[10]	Oyetunji, TA. Pediatric negative appendectomy rate: trend, predictors, and differentials. The Journal of Surgical Research 2012,173 (1): 16-20.
[11]	Bachur, RG. Diagnostic imaging and negative appendectomy rates in children: effects of age and gender. Paediatrics 2012,129 (5):877-884.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik, Adil Aljarrah, Huda Razvi, Laila Al-Khanbashi. (2013). Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. Journal of Surgery, 1(3), 43-45. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik; Adil Aljarrah; Huda Razvi; Laila Al-Khanbashi. Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. J. Surg. 2013, 1(3), 43-45. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik, Adil Aljarrah, Huda Razvi, Laila Al-Khanbashi. Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. J Surg. 2013;1(3):43-45. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.js.20130103.11,
  author = {Kamran Ahmad Malik and Adil Aljarrah and Huda Razvi and Laila Al-Khanbashi},
  title = {Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman},
  journal = {Journal of Surgery},
  volume = {1},
  number = {3},
  pages = {43-45},
  doi = {10.11648/j.js.20130103.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.js.20130103.11},
  abstract = {Diagnosing acute appendicitis remains a challenge even with the presence of multiple diagnostic tools therefore, normal appendices are removed from some patients thought to have acute appendicitis. This is known as the negative appendectomy rate (NAR). The aim of this study was to find the rate of negative appendectomies in our institution among both adults and children and to analyze the characteristics of this group. The study included 654 patients who underwent appendectomies between January 2009 and January 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis. The NAR was found to be 12.23% for the entire study population and was found to be 17.7% among children. There was no difference in the NAR between males and females. The NAR was higher than what was found in developed countries and further research needs to be conducted to know the reasons behind this relatively high NAR.},
 year = {2013}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman
AU  - Kamran Ahmad Malik
AU  - Adil Aljarrah
AU  - Huda Razvi
AU  - Laila Al-Khanbashi
Y1  - 2013/08/20
PY  - 2013
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
T2  - Journal of Surgery
JF  - Journal of Surgery
JO  - Journal of Surgery
SP  - 43
EP  - 45
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-0930
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
AB  - Diagnosing acute appendicitis remains a challenge even with the presence of multiple diagnostic tools therefore, normal appendices are removed from some patients thought to have acute appendicitis. This is known as the negative appendectomy rate (NAR). The aim of this study was to find the rate of negative appendectomies in our institution among both adults and children and to analyze the characteristics of this group. The study included 654 patients who underwent appendectomies between January 2009 and January 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis. The NAR was found to be 12.23% for the entire study population and was found to be 17.7% among children. There was no difference in the NAR between males and females. The NAR was higher than what was found in developed countries and further research needs to be conducted to know the reasons behind this relatively high NAR.
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Kamran Ahmad Malik

Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Adil Aljarrah

Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Huda Razvi

Student Year 7 College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Laila Al-Khanbashi

Student Year 7 College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik, Adil Aljarrah, Huda Razvi, Laila Al-Khanbashi. (2013). Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. Journal of Surgery, 1(3), 43-45. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik; Adil Aljarrah; Huda Razvi; Laila Al-Khanbashi. Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. J. Surg. 2013, 1(3), 43-45. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Kamran Ahmad Malik, Adil Aljarrah, Huda Razvi, Laila Al-Khanbashi. Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman. J Surg. 2013;1(3):43-45. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.js.20130103.11,
  author = {Kamran Ahmad Malik and Adil Aljarrah and Huda Razvi and Laila Al-Khanbashi},
  title = {Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman},
  journal = {Journal of Surgery},
  volume = {1},
  number = {3},
  pages = {43-45},
  doi = {10.11648/j.js.20130103.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.js.20130103.11},
  abstract = {Diagnosing acute appendicitis remains a challenge even with the presence of multiple diagnostic tools therefore, normal appendices are removed from some patients thought to have acute appendicitis. This is known as the negative appendectomy rate (NAR). The aim of this study was to find the rate of negative appendectomies in our institution among both adults and children and to analyze the characteristics of this group. The study included 654 patients who underwent appendectomies between January 2009 and January 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis. The NAR was found to be 12.23% for the entire study population and was found to be 17.7% among children. There was no difference in the NAR between males and females. The NAR was higher than what was found in developed countries and further research needs to be conducted to know the reasons behind this relatively high NAR.},
 year = {2013}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Negative Appendectomy Rate in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman
AU  - Kamran Ahmad Malik
AU  - Adil Aljarrah
AU  - Huda Razvi
AU  - Laila Al-Khanbashi
Y1  - 2013/08/20
PY  - 2013
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
T2  - Journal of Surgery
JF  - Journal of Surgery
JO  - Journal of Surgery
SP  - 43
EP  - 45
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-0930
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.js.20130103.11
AB  - Diagnosing acute appendicitis remains a challenge even with the presence of multiple diagnostic tools therefore, normal appendices are removed from some patients thought to have acute appendicitis. This is known as the negative appendectomy rate (NAR). The aim of this study was to find the rate of negative appendectomies in our institution among both adults and children and to analyze the characteristics of this group. The study included 654 patients who underwent appendectomies between January 2009 and January 2011 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. The final diagnosis was based on histopathological analysis. The NAR was found to be 12.23% for the entire study population and was found to be 17.7% among children. There was no difference in the NAR between males and females. The NAR was higher than what was found in developed countries and further research needs to be conducted to know the reasons behind this relatively high NAR.
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
ER  -

Copy | Download