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Appendectomy - Risks

Alternative Names

Appendix removal

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

  • Reactions to medications
  • Problems breathing
Risks for any surgery include the following:
  • Bleeding
  • Infection
Additional risks with an appendectomy with ruptured appendix include the following:
  • Longer hospital stays
  • Side effects from medications
  • Reviewed last on: 5/15/2008
  • Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Maa J, Kirkwood KS. The Appendix. In: Townsend JR CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 49.

Wolfe JM, Henneman PL. Acute Appendicitis. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, Adams JG. Marx: Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby;2006: chap 92.

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