Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: UMLS:C0031154 (peritonitis)
 15,372 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

According to the data of the surgical unit of the Central Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Social Security, MPR during 1977-1983 294 patients had complications (26%) out of 1112 patients with acute appendicitis and appendectomy who were treated in this unit. The common complications are localized, while general and uncommon peritonitis had a diffuse form. An average hospitalization of patients with acute appendicitis complications makes up 18.6 beds per day, patients without acute appendicitis complications--9.8 beds per day. Complicated forms of acute appendicitis are the basic cause of an increased duration of hospitalization of patients and longer duration of timely disablement.
 ...
PMID:[Complications of acute appendicitis and the duration of temporary disability]. 338 6