Attitudes of staff at surgical departments in Denmark to surgery of suspected appendicitis. A questionnaire study

• Published in: Ugeskrift for læger Vol. 151; no. 44; p. 2886
• Main Authors: Henriksen, L O, Bengtsson, J, Jørgensen, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Danish
• Published: Denmark 30.10.1989
• Subjects: Appendectomy - utilization; Appendicitis - diagnosis; Appendicitis - surgery; Attitude of Health Personnel; Denmark; Humans; Denmark

All Danish surgical departments were asked whether they would recommend removal of the appendix if this seemed normal at operation for suspected appendicitis. 14.0% recommended removal of a normal appendix only if there were no other pathological findings. 84.6% would remove the appendix under certa...