Do not rush into operating and just observe actively if you are not sure about the diagnosis of appendicitis

ÇAVUŞOĞLU Y. H., Erdogan D., Karaman A., Aslan M. K., Karaman I., Tuetuen O. C.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.277-282, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00383-009-2331-0
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.277-282
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal pain, Appendicitis, Diagnostic errors, Hospitalization, Child, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, CHILDREN, ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DELAY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine whether the admission and active observation of children where the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is uncertain is a safe and effective way to improve the diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis and safely reduce the incidence of negative laparotomies without increasing complications.