Occurrence of Perforated Appendicitis in Patients Subjected to Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis

Objective: To determine the frequency of perforated appendicitis among patients subjected to appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

Methodology: A cross-sectional research was performed at the Department of Surgery, Bolan Medical College, Quetta between June 2019 to March 2021. In this study a total of 195 patients were observed. All patients were subjected to detailed history and examination. Standard preoperative procedures were adopted. Data including age, gender, height, weight, BMI were recorded in the proforma.

Results: In this study mean age was 30 years with SD± 12.54. Sixty two percent of patients were male and 38% of patients were female. Nine percent of patients had perforated appendicitis while 91% of patients did not have perforated appendicitis. Sociodemographic such as gender and age did not significantly correlate with the incidence of perforation in patients with acute appendicitis.

Conclusion: Our study concludes that the frequency of perforated appendicitis was 9% among patients subjected to appendectomy for acute appendicitis.