Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England

Objective: To determine the absolute and relative risk of acute appendicitis during the antepartum and postpartum periods compared with the time outside pregnancy among women of childbearing age. Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy....

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Main Authors: Zingone, Fabiana, Sultan, Alyshah Abdul, Humes, David, West, Joe
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Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015
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author Zingone, Fabiana
Sultan, Alyshah Abdul
Humes, David
West, Joe
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Humes, David
West, Joe
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description Objective: To determine the absolute and relative risk of acute appendicitis during the antepartum and postpartum periods compared with the time outside pregnancy among women of childbearing age. Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. Estimates of the incidence of acute appendicitis in pregnancy remain imprecise and inconsistent. Methods: All potential fertile women aged 15 to 44 years registered within Clinical Practice Research Datalink with linkages to the Hospital Episodes Statistics between 1997 and 2012 were identified. Absolute rates of acute appendicitis were calculated during the antepartum and postpartum periods and were compared with the time outside pregnancy in terms of incidence rate ratio (IRR) using a Poisson regression model. Results: Among 1,624,804 women, there were 362,219 pregnancies resulting in live or stillbirths. Compared with the time outside pregnancy, the rate of acute appendicitis was 35% lower during the antepartum period [IRR, 0.65; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.55–0.76], with the lowest rate reported during the third trimester (IRR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.35–0.64) for all ages; no increased risk of acute appendicitis was observed in the postpartum period compared with the time outside pregnancy among women aged 15 to 34 years but an 84% increased risk for women older than 35 years (IRR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.18–2.86). The highest and lowest rates of negative appendectomy were encountered in the second and the third trimesters, respectively. Conclusions: Pregnant women are less likely to be diagnosed with acute appendicitis than nonpregnant women, with the lowest risk reported during the third trimester.
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spelling nottingham-325792020-05-04T16:59:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32579/ Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England Zingone, Fabiana Sultan, Alyshah Abdul Humes, David West, Joe Objective: To determine the absolute and relative risk of acute appendicitis during the antepartum and postpartum periods compared with the time outside pregnancy among women of childbearing age. Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy. Estimates of the incidence of acute appendicitis in pregnancy remain imprecise and inconsistent. Methods: All potential fertile women aged 15 to 44 years registered within Clinical Practice Research Datalink with linkages to the Hospital Episodes Statistics between 1997 and 2012 were identified. Absolute rates of acute appendicitis were calculated during the antepartum and postpartum periods and were compared with the time outside pregnancy in terms of incidence rate ratio (IRR) using a Poisson regression model. Results: Among 1,624,804 women, there were 362,219 pregnancies resulting in live or stillbirths. Compared with the time outside pregnancy, the rate of acute appendicitis was 35% lower during the antepartum period [IRR, 0.65; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.55–0.76], with the lowest rate reported during the third trimester (IRR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.35–0.64) for all ages; no increased risk of acute appendicitis was observed in the postpartum period compared with the time outside pregnancy among women aged 15 to 34 years but an 84% increased risk for women older than 35 years (IRR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.18–2.86). The highest and lowest rates of negative appendectomy were encountered in the second and the third trimesters, respectively. Conclusions: Pregnant women are less likely to be diagnosed with acute appendicitis than nonpregnant women, with the lowest risk reported during the third trimester. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Zingone, Fabiana, Sultan, Alyshah Abdul, Humes, David and West, Joe (2015) Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England. Annals of Surgery, 261 (2). pp. 332-337. ISSN 1528-1140 acute appendicitis antepartum incidence postpartum pregnancy http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2015/02000/Risk_of_Acute_Appendicitis_in_and_Around.19.aspx doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000000780 doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000000780
spellingShingle acute appendicitis
antepartum
incidence
postpartum pregnancy
Zingone, Fabiana
Sultan, Alyshah Abdul
Humes, David
West, Joe
Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title_full Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title_fullStr Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title_full_unstemmed Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title_short Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England
title_sort risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from england
topic acute appendicitis
antepartum
incidence
postpartum pregnancy
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