BACKGROUND: Following an appendectomy, surgeons define appendicitis, for treatment and billing purposes, into one of four categories: normal appendix, acute appendicitis, gangrenous appendicitis, and perforated appendicitis. Treatment of appendicitis is predicated upon classification at the time of visual inspection. Further, this classification often plays a role in the assessment of hospital outcomes. The currently accepted classification …
Continue reading “Interobserver variation in the assessment of appendiceal perforation”
