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Background: This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the validity of appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score in differentiating advanced (perforated) from simple (non-perforated) appendicitis in pediatric patients.
Z. Pogorelić+5 more
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Histopathological Study of Appendicectomy Specimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Hilly Region in South-Western India [PDF]
Introduction: Appendicitis is the most common emergency abdominal surgery done in the world. Incidence of appendicitis currently is 10 per 100000 population and the rate is increasing in India and other developing countries due to shift in eating ...
Mallikarjun Pattanashetti+2 more
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Clinical Features and Preventability of Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis
Key Points Question Which clinical features are associated with delayed diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis, and to what extent are delays preventable? Findings In this case-control study of 748 children, those who experienced delayed diagnosis had less ...
Kenneth A. Michelson+7 more
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Diagnosis and classification of pediatric acute appendicitis by artificial intelligence methods: An investigator-independent approach [PDF]
Acute appendicitis is one of the major causes for emergency surgery in childhood and adolescence. Appendectomy is still the therapy of choice, but conservative strategies are increasingly being studied for uncomplicated inflammation. Diagnosis of acute
Kallarackal, Jim+6 more
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The diagnostic differentiation challenge in acute appendicitis: How to distinguish between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis in adults [PDF]
Background: How to best define, diagnose and differentiate uncomplicated from complicated acute appendicitis remains debated. Hence, the aim of this review was to present an overview of the current knowledge and emerging field of acute appendicitis with ...
Skjold-Ødegaard, Benedicte+1 more
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Sarcopenia ‘made simple’ and outcomes from emergency laparotomy
CT‐assessed ratio of L3 vertebral body cross‐sectional area to total psoas muscle cross‐sectional area (L3:PM) is a simple yet significant predictor of 30‐, 90‐ and 365‐day mortality in emergency laparotomy patients. This study is the first to describe the association in an Australian population.
Yan Joyce Ming+4 more
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Implementing predictive tools in surgery: A narrative review in the context of orthopaedic surgery
Clinical predictive tools are a topic gaining interest. Of all predictive tools developed, only a small proportion are implemented into clinical practice. In this narrative review, we discuss the key principles that guide the translation of predictive tools into clinical practice. We focus on examples in orthopaedic surgery.
Yuxuan Zhou+4 more
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 87-90, January 2023.
Clement Jambon‐Barbara+3 more
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Abstract Introduction The aim was to determine the prevalence of alcohol‐related presentations to an emergency department (ED) in a major Australian hospital, through a novel surveillance approach using two biomarkers, blood ethanol and phosphatidylethanol (PEth).
Cate M. Cameron+10 more
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Background. Several efforts have been made to find out a valuable marker to assist the diagnosis and differentiation of gangrenous/perforated appendicitis.
Xiaochen Du+7 more
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