| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The adoption of his conclusions by surgeons in North America in the following 15 years led to a decrease in the mortality of acute appendicitis from 50% to 15%.9 Today, appendectomy for acute appendicitis is the most common nonelective surgical procedure performed in the Western world.1 It is typically done within hours of diagnosis to prevent the complications of gangrene and perforation.2 Howeve
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