Clinical versus sonographic evaluation of acute appendicitis in children: a comparison of patient characteristics and outcomes

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Sherif EmilK Oudjhane

Abstract

Abdominal sonography has gained popularity in establishing the diagnosis of appendicitis in children with equivocal clinical presentations. However, no clear outcome benefits have been demonstrated to date. The authors conducted a retrospective study to compare the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing appendectomy after clinical evaluation only with those undergoing the procedure after sonography. The charts of 454 consecutive patients undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis between January 1, 1998 and December 4, 1999 were reviewed. Patients operated on after clinical evaluation only were compared with patients operated on after abdominal sonography. Forty-two percent of patients (n = 191) constituted the sonography group. When compared with the clinical group, these patients had higher prevalence of female gender (52% v 38%; P =.004), longer symptom duration (2.2 +/- 2.5 v 1.6 +/- 1.6 days; P =.003), higher incidence of preoperative in-patient observation (19% v 4%; P <.001), longer duration between evaluation and operation (8.0 +/- 3.9 v 4.9 +/- 2.9 hours; P <.001), higher incidence of normal appendices on pathologic examination (13% v 6%; P =.006), and higher incidence of postoperative abscesses or phl...Continue Reading

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