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At the Department of Surgery, South Stockholm General Hospital, Sweden, information on all patients undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis is prospectively recorded in a quality register [8]. South Stockholm General Hospital provides emergency medical care to a catchment area of approximately 700 000 inhabitants. The department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics has approximately 7000 deliveries every year. Data on preoperative imaging, surgical approach, intraoperative findings, microscopic findings, hospital stay, and 30-day complications are recorded prospectively in an appendectomy register. Pregnant women with suspected appendicitis are routinely given priority for surgery (within 6 hours after decision to operate) compared to 24 hours for non-pregnant women without suspicion of peritonitis.