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Number of appendectomies in the period 2010–2017
The overall number of appendectomies fell by 9.8% from 113 614 cases in 2010 to 102 464 cases in 2017. The proportion of all appendectomies accounted for by complicated appendicitis increased to 22%, while that for uncomplicated appendicitis decreased to 78%.
