Analysis predicts surgical difficulty in children undergoing interval appendectomy for appendicitis, highlighting age and abscess size as key factors.
Key Points
Difficult surgeries had longer operative times and involved older children, indicating age affects surgical difficulty during interval appendectomy.
Among 61 children studied, 19 experienced difficult surgeries, primarily linked to larger abscesses and lengthier hospital stays for initial treatment.
Multivariate analysis identified older age and larger abscess diameter as risk factors for complications, impacting the approach to surgical management.
Findings suggest targeting risk factors like age and abscess size may help predict and manage surgical challenges in children.