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Evidence is controversial in determining if the in-hospital time delay to surgery can worsen the clinical presentation of appendicitis. This study aimed to clarify if in-hospital surgical delay significantly affected the proportion of complicated appendicitis in a large prospective cohort of patients treated with appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Patients were grouped into low, medium, and high preoperative risk for acute appendicitis based on the Alvarado scoring system. Appendicitis was defined as complicated in cases of perforation, abscess, or diffuse peritonitis. The primary outcome was correlation of in-hospital delay with the proportion of complicated appendicitis. The study includes 804 patients: 278 (30.4%) had complicated appendicitis and median time delay to surgery in low-, medium-, and high-risk group was 23.15\u00a0h (13.51\u201331.48), 18.47\u00a0h (10.44\u201329.42), and 13.04 (8.13\u201324.10)\u00a0h, respectively. 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