Abstract

Complicated appendicitis is defined as perforated appendicitis, peritonitis, peri-appendicular abscess, or appendicular mass. Management of complicated appendicitis include treatments such as percutaneous drainage & antibiotics and afterward delayed appendectomy are needed. The current study is done to evaluate the management about complicated appendicitis.
Material and methods- It is a retrospective study conducted at government medical college , Jammu for a period of 1.5 year. Of the 946 patients, 531 were further diagnosed with complicated appendicitis. The data consisting of sociodemographic variables, clinical features and type of surgery performed was collected under regular supervision and analyzed using the SPSS version 25 statistical package.
Results – Most of the patients, 341 (64.2%), were in the age group of 15–25 years. Males accounted for 350 (65.9%) of the study participants. Most common clinical feature was abdominal pain present in 83.4%, followed by nausea (79%) and vomiting (78.3%).511 had appendicectomy performed except where there was suspected rupture when a mid-line abdominal incision was used.
Conclusion- Participants in the research who had complicated appendicitis made up about more than fifty percent. Management of appendicitis include Appendicectomy and removal of appendix.