TITLE:
Delayed treatment of appendectomy that causes systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a rare complication
AUTHORS:
Ayten Saracoglu, Kemal Tolga Saracoglu, Belkis Aylu, Vural Fidan
KEYWORDS:
Sepsis; SIRS, Apendectomy; Apses; Complication
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.3 No.2,
February
19,
2011
ABSTRACT: When acute appendicitis is present and lately treated, further complications will occur against patients. This case report describes an unusual presentation of acute appendicitis in a young patient and demonstrates a unique late compli- cation of perforated appendicitis. A 15 year old female acute appendicitis patient had lapara- tomy accompanied systemic inflammatory re- sponse syndrome (SIRS) symptoms. After treatment of 6 days in the intensive care unit (ICU), the patient was healed. We emphasize the importance of early treatment for acute appen- dicitis and septic complications.