[Attitudes of staff at surgical departments in Denmark to surgery of suspected appendicitis. A questionnaire study].
All Danish surgical departments were asked whether they would recommend removal of the appendix if this seemed normal at operation for suspected appendicitis. 14.0% recommended removal of a normal appendix only if there were no other pathological findings. 84.6% would remove the appendix under certain circumstances bearing risk factors in mind.
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D001062:Appendectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003718:Denmark; D006801:Humans
Kirurgiske afdelingers holdning til appendectomia per occasionem ved operation for mistaenkt appendicitis acuta. En spørgeskemaundersøgelse.