What is Appendix and Colon Surgery?
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Growths or tumors (dysplasia) | 3 | 1 |
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| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 |
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| Gastrointestinal stromal tumors | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Appendix and Colon Surgery
| Hospitalization | 8 | |
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| Constipation | 1 | |
| Abdominal pain | 1 | |
| Abdominal Adhesions | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Not indicated | 8 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 1 |
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Appendix and Colon Surgery
Always |
3 | 100% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Appendix and Colon Surgery
Very |
1 | 33% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 33% |
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A little |
1 | 33% |
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Not at all |
0 | 0% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Appendix and Colon Surgery
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 100% |
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