Prospective Study of Diameter of Appendix in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Acute abdominal pain is a common complaint among emergency department patients. Diagnosis of one of the most common pathologies behind acute abdominal pain, acute appendicitis, has radically changed over the last decades. Methods: The source of data was from pretested proforma which takes into account clinical history, general physical examination, relevant investigations, imaging modalities & study periods spread over the study period from Dec. 2016 to Dec. 2018. Results: In our study appendix diameter test sensitivity was 93.02%, specificity was 85.71 %, positive predictive value was 97.56%, negative predictive value was 66.67% and diagnostic accuracy was 92.00%. Conclusion: Measuring appendix diameter by USG pre-operatively reducing the rate of negative explorations.
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Deepak Meena
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