{"id":4496,"date":"2010-09-20T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T22:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2010-09-20T18:27:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-20T22:27:18","slug":"delay-removing-appendix-specific-circumstances-affect-mortality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2010\/09\/delay-removing-appendix-specific-circumstances-affect-mortality\/","title":{"rendered":"Delay in Removing Appendix In Specific Circumstances Does Not Affect Overall Mortality"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a study sure to be misapplied to a broader scale than is warranted, a large retrospective review appears to show that overall mortality in cases of appendicitis marked by phlegmon or abscess formation after rupture has already occurred<\/a>, delaying the case affects the severity and length of recovery, but not the overall thirty day mortality.<\/p>\n