Attwood S E, Cafferkey M T, West A B
Department of Surgery, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1987 Mar;41(1):72-3. doi: 10.1136/jech.41.1.72.
Age-specific appendicectomy rates for Ireland have recently been reported to be substantially higher than those for Scotland. We attempted to determine the reason for this difference. Records of 940 appendectomies performed in one urban and one rural centre in Ireland over a 12 month period were examined to establish the frequency of acute appendicitis. Appendicitis rates were derived from these data. Appendicectomy rates are higher in Ireland because the incidence of acute appendicitis is greater than in Scotland or England and Wales and are not the result of variations in medical practice.
据报道，爱尔兰特定年龄段的阑尾切除术发生率最近大幅高于苏格兰。我们试图确定造成这种差异的原因。我们检查了爱尔兰一个城市中心和一个农村中心在12个月内进行的940例阑尾切除术记录，以确定急性阑尾炎的发生率。阑尾炎发生率是根据这些数据得出的。爱尔兰的阑尾切除术发生率较高，是因为急性阑尾炎的发病率高于苏格兰或英格兰及威尔士，而不是医疗实践差异导致的。
