Establishing the need for clinical follow-up after emergency appendicectomy in the modern era: Retrospective case series of 145 patients

Most patients do not need formal outpatient assessment after EA. However, there is clearly a subset of higher risk patients who may benefit from this - patients who are smokers or obese. They have prolonged recovery times, and are at greater risk of SSI. Earlier surgical outpatient follow-up of these patients could prevent adverse outcomes.