title: Managing appendicitis in the elderly patient.
abstract: The incidence of acute appendicitis in the elderly will continue to increase as the elderly population enlarges. Because appendicitis is much more serious in elderly patients compared to younger patients, the care we render to elderly individuals must be optimal, and recent improvements in care have dropped mortality rates significantly.
authors.affiliation: Akron General Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Horattas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haught
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care