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- Title
The diagnosis of appendicitis in children: outcomes of a strategy based on pediatric surgical evaluation.
- Authors
Kosloske, Ann M; Love, C Lance; Rohrer, James E; Goldthorn, Jane F; Lacey, Stuart R
- Abstract
To determine the accuracy of a protocol for diagnosis of appendicitis in children based on clinical evaluation by a pediatric surgeon with selective use of diagnostic imaging studies. We performed this study because 1) current reports in the medical, pediatric, emergency medical, and surgical literature advocate imaging, particularly computed tomography (CT), as the gold standard for diagnosis of appendicitis, and 2) the value of pediatric surgical evaluation early in the management of the child with possible appendicitis has rarely been emphasized. METHODS, DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective review of 356 children (mean age: 9.6 years; range: 1-18 years) referred to a regional pediatric surgical center for possible appendicitis from 1999 through 2001.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2004, Vol 113, Issue 1 Pt 1, p29
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.113.1.29