Hyponatremia as a Marker of Complicated Appendicitis: A Retrospective Analysis.

Background The aim of this study is to investigate the potential role of hyponatremia as a biochemical predictor of complicated appendicitis. The effective employment of biochemical markers to identify early and predict progression to complicated appendicitis would be beneficial in triaging those most requiring urgent appendicectomy. A marker of interest and subject of recent study in the literature is sodium.

Acute appendicitis in the COVID-19 era: A complicated situation?

• Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency in the world. • Null hypothesis of no difference in the number of cases of complicated appendicitis. • What impact did the government's ‘Stay at Home’ message have? • Increasing body of evidence to support non-operative treatment in certain cases.