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Introduction: Acute appendicitis remains a leading cause of non-traumatic abdominal pain in children. Although a common clinical scenario in pediatric practice, correctly diagnosing appendicitis early in its course can sometimes… Click to show full abstract
Introduction: Acute appendicitis remains a leading cause of non-traumatic abdominal pain in children. Although a common clinical scenario in pediatric practice, correctly diagnosing appendicitis early in its course can sometimes be challenging. Several years ago, our institution created a clinical practice guideline based on use of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score with selective ultrasonography (PAS+US) and tested this pathway in a prospective observational trial to measure its performance. Our study showed that PAS+US had high sensitivity and specificity. Subsequently, use of ultrasonography first has significantly increased in our institution …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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