Naseebullah Zarkoon, Allaud Din, Dileep Kumar.
Determine the prevalence of perforated appendicitis also examine the causes of this disorder.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):1314-6.

Aim : To examine the prevalence of perforated appendicitis also determine the causes associated to this disorder among patients whom underwent appendectomy. Study Design: Cross sectional / observational study. Place & Duration of study: This study was carried out at Department of Surgery, Bolan Medical College Quetta from 1st October 2017 to 31st September 2018. Methods: A total of 210 patients of both genders whom had undergone appendectomy were included. Patient’s ages were more than 12 years were included. Patient's detailed history including age, sex, socioeconomic status were examined after taking informed consent from all the patients. Causes of perforated appendicitis and its prevalence were examined, symptoms were also noted. Patients who were not willing to participate and whom had other abdominal disorders were excluded from this study. Results: There were 135 (64.29%) males while rest 75 (35.71%) patients were females. Sixty eight (32.38%) patients were aged between 12 to 25 years, 121 (57.62%) patients had ages of 26 to 40 years, 21 (10%) patients were aged between 41 to 55 years. Seventy four (35.24%) patients had perforated appendicitis. Misdiagnosis by clinical examination was the most frequent cause of perforation found in 42 (56.76%) patients. Conclusion: The prevalence of perforated appendicitis was high in our system and the most frequent cause of perforated appendicitis was Misdiagnosis by clinical examination.

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