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To Compare the outcome to acute appendicitis in foreign workers to the native patients.
This is a retrospective case-control study. The investigators identified all patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The study group included all foreign workers and the control group was age, sex, and co-morbidities matched group from the local population. The investigators compared time to presentation, admission parameters and disease outcomes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Foreign workers | Foreign workers aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. |
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| Local patients | Local patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic appendectomy | Procedure | Laparoscopic appendectomy performed for acute appendicitis |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percent of complicated disease | amount of cases defined as complicated acute appendicitis | 1 month |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients aged 18-50 who were admitted to our institution between January 1st, 2013 and October 31st, 2018, with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Emek Medical Center | Afula | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001064 | Appendicitis |
| ID | Term |
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| D059413 | Intraabdominal Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D005759 | Gastroenteritis |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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| D004066 |
| Digestive System Diseases |
| D002429 | Cecal Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |