Accuracy of Pediatric Appendicitis Score [PDF]
مجله كليه طب الكنديBackground: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical problem in childhood, and its prompt diagnosis is an important issue to avoid complications and decrease the negative appendectomy rate. Pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) is one tool developed to help
Muhamed Jassim Fadhle
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The APpendicitis PEdiatric (APPE) score: a new diagnostic tool in suspected pediatric acute appendicitis [PDF]
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2019 Our aim was to develop an APpendictis-PEdiatric score (APPE score) in quantifying risk of acute appendicitis based on combination of clinical and laboratory markers.
Mario Lima +9 more
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Appendicitis in children: evaluation of the pediatric appendicitis score in younger and older children. [PDF]
Surg Res Pract, 2014 Background. This study aimed to evaluate Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS), diagnostic delay, and factors responsible for possible late diagnosis in children <4 years compared with older children who were operated on for suspected appendicitis.Method.
Salö M +4 more
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Alvarado vs. Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) in Acute Appendicitis of Children [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2020 Introduction: Acute appendicitis in children is associated with morbidity and mortality due to late diagnosis. Several scoring systems, such as Alvarado and PAS have been developed to help diagnose acute appendicitis in children to make the most accurate
Davoud Badebarin +2 more
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High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2017 Purpose To investigate the predictors of perforated appendicitis (PA) in pediatric patients with appendicitis seen in the emergency department. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 564 pediatric patients (< 16 years) who visited the emergency department ...
Yoon Ho Kim +6 more
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“Kappa” conformance test between three acute appendicitis scoring systems (Pediatric Appendicitis Score/Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator/Alvarado) in predicting appendicitis in children [PDF]
Medical Science Pulse, 2020 Background: Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency in the pediatric population. The clinical features of appendicitis in children are usually atypical, leading to misdiagnosis in 19–57% of preschool age children, which can result in complications.
Felicia Hendsun, Yohanes Firmansyah
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Diagnostic performance of the classic symptom “abdominal pain before vomiting” for pediatric acute appendicitis [PDF]
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2023 Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common type of acute abdomen that requires surgical intervention in children. According to general pediatric textbooks, the presence of vomiting before abdominal pain is considered a classic patient history item
Hiroki Kitaoka +4 more
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Comparison of Appendicitis Scoring Systems in Pediatric Patients
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021 BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency department (ED) admission among pediatric patients, and the most common cause of abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention.
İlknur Banlı Cesur, Sinem Sarı Gökay
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Ultrasound for Appendicitis: Performance and Integration with Clinical and Laboratory Parameters [PDF]
Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Objective: We aimed to assess the relationship between white blood cell count, pediatric appendicitis score and the measurement of the outer diameter of the appendix.
Erdenetsetseg Chuluun +6 more
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Pediatric appendicitis score in the diagnosis of childhood appendicitis: a validation study [PDF]
International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2017 Background: Pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) is a scoring system which includes symptoms, physical examination and laboratory tests in children suspected to have appendicitis. The objectives of this study were to analyze the diagnostic value of Paediatric Appendicitis Score and to aid early diagnosis of appendicitis.Methods: A prospective study was ...
Kambalabettu Zohara Parveen +2 more
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