AlSaleh Rehab, Kishta Ahmed J, Shamakh Abdulrhman A, Balamesh Adnan A, Alabaidy Mohamad H, Alsharari Nawaf A, Suleiman Suleiman I
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
Medicine, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Oct 11;15(10):e46823. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46823. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical causes of acute abdominal pain in adults and children in the emergency department. It is treated by appendectomy by either an open or laparoscopic approach. Although laparoscopic appendectomy has been used for the last 35 years, there are still indications for an open approach in some cases.
The aim of this study was to explore the awareness of the general population in Saudi Arabia of appendectomy according to the surgical approach.
A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire constructed by an expert based on Google Forms (Google, Mountain View, CA) was used from February to March 2022. Variables were demographical data, general knowledge, history of appendectomy, its surgical approach, and postoperative complications, if any.
The study included 162 participants. The awareness level of acute appendicitis was high (72.2%). History of appendectomy was almost 30% and was significantly more common in males than females (p = 0.045). The rate of postoperative complications showed a significant difference between open (4.3%) vs. laparoscopic approaches (8%) (p = 0.001).
Young, educated Saudis are aware of the importance of surgical intervention for acute appendicitis. However, further hospital-based studies are recommended concerning the role of the surgical approach and its various impacts on postoperative complications.
急性阑尾炎是急诊科成人和儿童急性腹痛最常见的外科病因之一。它通过开放或腹腔镜手术进行阑尾切除术治疗。尽管腹腔镜阑尾切除术已应用了35年，但在某些情况下仍有开放手术的指征。
本研究的目的是根据手术方式探讨沙特阿拉伯普通人群对阑尾切除术的认知情况。
2022年2月至3月采用基于谷歌表单（谷歌，加利福尼亚州山景城）由专家构建的问卷进行横断面调查。变量包括人口统计学数据、一般知识、阑尾切除术史、手术方式以及术后并发症（如有）。
该研究纳入了162名参与者。急性阑尾炎的知晓率较高（72.2%）。阑尾切除术史约为30%，男性明显比女性更常见（p = 0.045）。术后并发症发生率在开放手术（4.3%）和腹腔镜手术（8%）之间存在显著差异（p = 0.001）。
年轻、受过教育的沙特人意识到急性阑尾炎手术干预的重要性。然而，建议进一步开展基于医院的研究，探讨手术方式的作用及其对术后并发症的各种影响。
