A brief history of appendicitis: familiar names and interesting patients

[...]the major practice was to allow ei- ther spontaneous abscess drainage with cutaneous fis- tula formation or to allow the patient to die ''a peaceful death'' from sepsis. [...]the development of antibiotic therapy in the 1940s further reduced morbidity and mortality from appe...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2014-02, Vol.80 (2), p.105-108
Main Authors: Streck, Jr, Christian J, Maxwell, 4th, Pinckney J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antibiotics
Appendicitis
Appendicitis - history
Famous Persons
Female
Fever
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Male
Mortality
Pain
Pathology
Surgery
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Summary:[...]the major practice was to allow ei- ther spontaneous abscess drainage with cutaneous fis- tula formation or to allow the patient to die ''a peaceful death'' from sepsis. [...]the development of antibiotic therapy in the 1940s further reduced morbidity and mortality from appendicitis.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481408000216