Profile of the appendectomies performed in the Brazilian Public Health System

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the profile of appendectomies performed in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) and to compare the laparoscopic and laparotomic techniques of appendectomy. Methods: This work used information from DataSus from 2008 to 2014 (http://datasus.saude.gov.br). We compared the data of patients submitted to laparotomic appendectomy with those submitted to laparoscopic one. Results: when comparing the total growth of appendectomies, the laparoscopic route increased 279.7%, while the increase in laparotomic surgery was 25% (p摘要： 研究目的：分析巴西公共卫生系统（SUS）内开展的阑尾切除术概况，并对比腹腔镜与开腹两种阑尾切除术式。 方法：本研究采用了2008年至2014年巴西卫生数据系统（DataSus，http://datasus.saude.gov.br）的相关数据，将接受开腹阑尾切除术的患者数据与接受腹腔镜阑尾切除术的患者数据进行对比分析。 结果：对比阑尾切除术整体增长情况时，腹腔镜术式的增幅达279.7%，而开腹手术的增幅仅为25%（p