Assertion: appendicitis's appendix | /r/HasProperty | perforated
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text: If the appendix is perforated, antibiotics should be continued until the patient’s temperature and white blood cell count have normalized or continued for a fixed course, according to the surgeon’s preference.
text: Once the appendix is perforated, bacteria-filled fluid is released into the abdominal cavity and peritonitis then develops.