title: [Appendicitis admitting diagnosis. A 3-year analysis].
abstract: During a period of three years 863 patients were stationary admitted with a appendicitis as assignment diagnosis. Appendicitis of a disease of the appendix was found in 59.4% of the patients. 40.6% of all admitted patients showed no evidence of appendicitis. Out of these cases, 281 patients (32.6%) were treated conservatively, 69 patients (8%) underwent an operation. The result of the analysis indicated, that the assignment diagnosis appendicitis--now as before--is significantly doubtful having an impact on the subsequential decisions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Katholisches Krankenhaus St. J. Nepomuk Erfurt.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schreier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*