Predictive factors of negative appendectomy in children

Since delayed diagnosis and treatment of AA are associated with increased length of stay, postoperative complications and mortality, timely intervention is crucial [3-5]. [...]it is important to identify clinical predictive factors of appendicitis in order to reduce negative appendectomy rates. In t...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2018-02, Vol.36 (2), p.335-336
Main Authors: Zouari, M., Abid, I., Ben Dhaou, M., Louati, H., Jallouli, M., Mhiri, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Children
Emergency medical care
Mortality
Multivariate analysis
Patients
Pediatrics
Regression analysis
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Since delayed diagnosis and treatment of AA are associated with increased length of stay, postoperative complications and mortality, timely intervention is crucial [3-5]. [...]it is important to identify clinical predictive factors of appendicitis in order to reduce negative appendectomy rates. In the multivariate analysis, a reverse stepwise logistic regression analysis of the data comparing the negative appendectomy and the acute appendicitis groups demonstrated that children with MOD of the appendix on US 5mm. Negative appendectomy Acute appendicitis p Value Odds ratio N % N % Male gender Yes 34 56.7 309 64.4 0.242 0.723 No 26 43.3 171 35.6 Alvarado score
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.075