Can someone die from an appendix bursting?

Answer 1

If the appendix bursts it's very dangerous. Infants, young children, and older adults are at highest risk. A ruptured appendix can lead to peritonitis and abscess. Peritonitis is a dangerous infection that happens when bacteria and other contents of the torn appendix leak into the abdomen. In people with appendicitis, an abscess usually takes the form of a swollen mass filled with fluid and bacteria. In a few patients, complications of appendicitis can lead to organ failure and death.

Answer 2

okay well when i was like 5 1/2 my appendix had burst, i was living in Europe this happend in like 2000 anyway. my family doctor said everything was okay just a stomach flu well like 6 days later i couldn't walk sit eat stand go to the bathroom NOTHING so i went to the Er well turns out if i had waited less then three hours i would have died. so i was put in emergancy surgery and have a scar that's about 5 inchs long and about 1 1/2 cm wide its uglyy! and i have a circle looking hole that under my belly button where i had a tube. i was in the hospital for 15 days. So if have those symptoms please go to the doctor it will save you soooo much trouble and one thing that's more important YOUR LIFE and you wont have a scar as big as mine my brothes is only just a line.

--so just comment if you have any experence with appendix! thankss[:

Answer 3

The appendix is part of the digestive tract and contains waste and bacteria. If the appendix burst these contents get into the abdominal cavity and can cause a severe infection from the digestive enzyme, e coli. So no one can necessarily die from an appendix bursting, but can get sick from the bacteria and from this alone can cause the person to be very ill which could potentially cause death.

Answer 4

Yes. Because tissue can get weak from chronic or acute infection (called friable tissue because it is easily broken) and it is much more easily damaged even during careful handing in surgery when in that condition. The appendix bursting has more to do with how long the appendicitis has been untreated than due to anything done in the operating room. It is not uncommon for the appendix to be removed in pieces.

Sometimes the appendix has burst prior to surgery. Depending on how long ago it ruptured, the body may have created an abscess that surrounds and walls off the infection. In the operating room during surgery the appendix has to be grasped and moved around in order to remove it. This can cause the abscessed appendix to be punctured or burst again which can create peritonitis, an infection of the lining of the abdominal cavity.

Answer 5

That is not a prognosis to contemplate. The surgery is probably the simplest life saving procedure around.

Answer 6

If the appendix bursts it releases poison into your system. This conditon is called sepsis and the infection will kill you. You must have surgery to have an enflamed appendix removed.

Answer 7

Not necessarily (and it's called a burst appendix).