Validity of Alvarado Score in predicting disease severity and postoperative complication in pediatric acute appendicitis [PDF]
World Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2019 Background This study evaluates the validity of Alvarado Score in predicting disease severity and the development of postoperative complications in pediatric appendicitis.Methods This is a retrospective, bicentered study on pediatric patients with ...
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Prospective Validation of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score in a Canadian Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2009 AbstractObjectives: Clinical scoring systems attempt to improve the diagnostic accuracy of pediatric appendicitis. The Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) was the first score created specifically for children and showed excellent performance in the derivation study when administered by pediatric surgeons.
Francine Ducharme, Maala Bhatt
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Comparison of Alvarado score and pediatric appendicitis score for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children—a prospective study [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2021 Abstract Background Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of children. Differential diagnosis of an acutely inflamed appendix in children includes a vast variety of diseases which can present with the same symptoms and signs as acute appendicitis. It is an important factor for delay in diagnosis.
Muhammad Adil Iftikhar
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The Role of Alvarado and Pediatric Appendicitis Score in Acute Appendicitis in Children
Journal of Pediatric Research, 2020 Aim:Acute appendicitis (AA) is the condition that most commonly requires a surgical procedure in children presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain.
Yelda Türkmenoğlu +8 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Differentiating Acute Appendicitis From Other Acute Abdomen and Predicting Disease Severity: A Prospective Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Introduction Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common clinical conditions for emergency surgery. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains challenging for surgeons. Researchers are still looking for a parameter that is less expensive and easily available for diagnosis.
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Development of a clinical scoring system for appendicitis in children with presumed appendicitis [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2018 Purpose To develop a clinical scoring system for children with presumed appendicitis who visit the emergency department. Methods A registry based-retrospective study was conducted in the pediatric emergency department between September 2015 and December ...
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Data-Driven Diagnostics for Pediatric Appendicitis: Machine Learning to Minimize Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Surgeries [PDF]
Future InternetPediatric appendicitis remains a challenging condition to diagnose accurately due to its varied clinical presentations and the non-specific nature of symptoms, particularly in younger patients.
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The Assessment of Modified Alvarado Score in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis [PDF]
Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2019 Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency. The case fatality rate has fallen to less than 0.1% for uncomplicated appendicitis as a result of early diagnosis and intervention.
Baha Al deen A.K. Almujamaee
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Forbes Tıp DergisiObjective: Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common cause of acute abdominal pain in pediatric patients. The diagnosis of AA in children can sometimes be difficult to make accurately. For this reason, ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) are also
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Diagnostic reliability of pediatric appendicitis score, ultrasound and low-dose computed tomography scan in children with suspected acute appendicitis. [PDF]
Ther Clin Risk Manag, 2017 Ashraf Othman Sayed,1 Nancy Selim Zeidan,2 Dalia Monir Fahmy,3 Hossam A Ibrahim4 1Department of Pediatrics, Children and Women’s University Hospital, Minia University, El-Minya, Egypt; 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo ...
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