BACKGROUND: One-quarter to one half of @entity698 @entity1 present with @entity698 and about 3%-25% go on to form @entity6177 . The optimal timing of postoperative imaging for suspected @entity733 has been a subject of debate. METHODS: All @entity1 who underwent appendectomy for @entity698 and were not discharged before postoperative day (POD) #5 from April 2012-October 2014 were identified. @entity1 were stratified into groups for comparison as follows: group 1 had postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans before POD#7 (n  =  26) and group 2 did not (n  =  169). Group 2 was further divided into those who were afebrile (group 2a, n  =  106) or febrile (group 2b, n  =  63) at POD#5. RESULTS: A total of 195 @entity1 met criteria. Early use of CT scans resulted in more drainage procedures (group 1, 73.1% versus group 2b, 28.6%, P  <  0.001) and a higher recurrent CT scan rate (38.5% versus 9.5%). The groups had equivalent lengths of stay (11.9 versus 9.8  d, P  =  0.10) and readmission rates due to abscesses (19.2% group 1 versus 6.3%, group 2b, P  =  0.12) with no septic events. In total, 130 of the 169 @entity1 (76.9%) in group 2 had resolution of symptoms before discharge without intervention with readmission for abscess in only 5.9%. CONCLUSIONS: Waiting until POD#7 before scanning led to fewer drainage procedures and recurrent CT scans without increasing length of stay or readmission rates. Most @entity698 @entity1 still admitted at POD#5 had resolution of symptoms without need for intervention.

Postoperative timing of computed tomography scans for abscess in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity6177 :: ('MESH:D018784', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses'] @entity733 :: ('MESH:D000038', 'Disease') :: ['abscess formation'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['ruptured appendicitis', 'pediatric appendicitis', 'complex appendicitis']
@entity698 :: (MESH:D001064,Disease) :: ['pediatric appendicitis']
