Value of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis With Histopathology as Gold Standard.
NCT ID: NCT05070000
Last Updated: 2021-10-06
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
304 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2016-01-01
2019-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_ONLY
RETROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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US
Ultrasound
No interventions assigned to this group
CT
Computed tomography
No interventions assigned to this group
US after CT
Ultrasound after Computed tomography
Radiologic examination
Patients underwent US, CT or CT after US
Interventions
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Radiologic examination
Patients underwent US, CT or CT after US
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
No
Sponsors
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KU Leuven
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Louis Haentjens
M.D
References
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Marzuillo P, Germani C, Krauss BS, Barbi E. Appendicitis in children less than five years old: A challenge for the general practitioner. World J Clin Pediatr. 2015 May 8;4(2):19-24. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v4.i2.19. eCollection 2015 May 8.
Shogilev DJ, Duus N, Odom SR, Shapiro NI. Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;15(7):859-71. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.9.21568. Epub 2014 Oct 7.
Drake FT, Flum DR. Improvement in the diagnosis of appendicitis. Adv Surg. 2013;47:299-328. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2013.03.003.
Drake FT, Mottey NE, Farrokhi ET, Florence MG, Johnson MG, Mock C, Steele SR, Thirlby RC, Flum DR. Time to appendectomy and risk of perforation in acute appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2014 Aug;149(8):837-44. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.77.
Eng KA, Abadeh A, Ligocki C, Lee YK, Moineddin R, Adams-Webber T, Schuh S, Doria AS. Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of US, CT, and MRI as Second-Line Imaging Tests after an Initial US. Radiology. 2018 Sep;288(3):717-727. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018180318. Epub 2018 Jun 19.
Weston AR, Jackson TJ, Blamey S. Diagnosis of appendicitis in adults by ultrasonography or computed tomography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2005 Summer;21(3):368-79. doi: 10.1017/s0266462305050488.
Johansson EP, Rydh A, Riklund KA. Ultrasound, computed tomography, and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of appendicitis. Acta Radiol. 2007 Apr;48(3):267-73. doi: 10.1080/02841850601182162.
Khan MN, Davie E, Irshad K. The role of white cell count and C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2004 Jul-Sep;16(3):17-9.
McGowan DR, Sims HM, Zia K, Uheba M, Shaikh IA. The value of biochemical markers in predicting a perforation in acute appendicitis. ANZ J Surg. 2013 Jan;83(1-2):79-83. doi: 10.1111/ans.12032. Epub 2012 Dec 12.
Meltzer AC, Baumann BM, Chen EH, Shofer FS, Mills AM. Poor sensitivity of a modified Alvarado score in adults with suspected appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;62(2):126-31. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.01.021. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
Luckmann R, Davis P. The epidemiology of acute appendicitis in California: racial, gender, and seasonal variation. Epidemiology. 1991 Sep;2(5):323-30. doi: 10.1097/00001648-199109000-00003.
Kaiser S, Mesas-Burgos C, Soderman E, Frenckner B. Appendicitis in children--impact of US and CT on the negative appendectomy rate. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Aug;14(4):260-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-817841.
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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