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Factors Associated With Potentially Missed Diagnosis of Appendicitis in the Emergency Department

JAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question What factors are associated with a potentially missed diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department among adults and children?
P. Mahajan, Tanima Basu, C. Pai, Hardeep Singh, N. Petersen, M. Bellolio, Samir K. Gadepalli, N. Kamdar   +7 more
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Clinical Features and Preventability of Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis

JAMA Network Open, 2021
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, Scott D. Reeves, Joseph A. Grubenhoff, A. Cruz, Pradip P. Chaudhari, Arianna H. Dart, J. Finkelstein, R. Bachur   +7 more
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Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Importance Nonoperative management with antibiotics alone has the potential to treat uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis with fewer disability days than surgery.
P. Minneci, E. Hade, Amy E. Lawrence, Y. Sebastião, Jacqueline M. Saito, G. Mak, Christa Fox, R. Hirschl, Samir Gadepalli, M. Helmrath, J. Kohler, C. Leys, Thomas T. Sato, D. Lal, M. Landman, Rashmi S Kabre, M. Fallat, Jennifer N. Cooper, K. Deans   +18 more
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Validation of the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) Score

World Journal of Surgery, 2021
Patients with suspicion of appendicitis present with a wide range of severity. Score-based risk stratification can optimise the management of these patients.
M. Andersson, B. Kołodziej, R. Andersson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian, Banu, Petrisor, Bratucu, Mircea, Constantin, Vlad D., Popa, Florian, Vladescu, Teodora   +5 more
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Investigation of Serum Interleukin 6, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Levels during the Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric Appendicitis Patients Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023
Introduction: In this study, we prospectively investigated changes in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and full white blood cell (WBC) counts during the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients with ...
Kubilay Gürünlüoglu, Gökmen Zararsiz, Mehmet Aslan, Sedat Akbas, Mehmet Tekin, Semra Gürünlüoglu, Harika Gözükara Bag, Ecem Serbest Cin, Bengü Macit, Mehmet Demircan   +9 more
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′PEN′ appendicitis

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2010
We report a three-year-old boy who ingested the tip of a pen and presented with signs of appendicitis. Plain abdominal radiographs showed the foreign body in the right iliac fossa. Surgical exploration revealed perforated appendix and the foreign body in its lumen. Appendectomy resulted in satisfactory recovery.
Ngom, Gabriel, Amadou, Issa, Ngaringuem, Olivier, Ndour, Oumar   +3 more
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Acute Appendicitis in Childhood and Adulthood.

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2020
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of unclear abdominal conditions.
Patrick Téoule, J. Laffolie, U. Rolle, Christoph Reissfelder   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Balancing small against large burdens [PDF]

, 2018
Common principles for resource allocation in health care can prioritize the alleviation of small health burdens over lifesaving treatment. I argue that there is some evidence that these principles are at odds with a sizable share of public opinion, which
Voorhoeve, Alex
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Correlation between the serum and tissue levels of oxidative stress markers and the extent of inflammation in acute appendicitis

Clinics, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To determine the serum and tissue levels of markers of impaired oxidative metabolism and correlate these levels with the histopathology and Alvarado score of acute appendicitis patients.
Ersin Gürkan Dumlu, Mehmet Tokaç, Birkan Bozkurt, Murat Baki Yildirim, Merve Ergin, Abdussamed Yalçin, Mehmet Kiliç   +6 more
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