Open AccessPredictive Factors to Diagnose Appendicitis in Children in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Ar-aishah Dadeh,
Kamolnut Puitong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s323960
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , appendicitis , abdominal pain , appendix , confidence interval , odds ratio , physical examination , medical record , logistic regression , univariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , predictive value of tests , bowel obstruction , surgery , multivariate analysis , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
The most common surgical condition in children is appendicitis. However, making a diagnosis can be difficult due to poor communication and difficulty in the physical examination.