Could preoperative ultrasound examination improve the final outcome of appendectomies ?
Joint Authors
Ali, Nur al-Din A.
al-Mihza, Jasim
Bu Shiri, Abd al-Rahman
Id, Raja
al-Khuzai, Jafar
Khidr, Hasan
Source
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2013)9 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2013-12-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Objective : To assess the efficacy of abdominal ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicitis.
Design : Retrospective study.
Setting : Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Method : Data collected from files of 312 patients who had appendectomy between 1 January to 31 December 2009.
Result : Three hundred twelve patients had appendectomy, 114 (36.5 %) had ultrasound (US) examination and only 57 (50 %) showed radiological findings positive for appendicitis.
Thiry-seven (11.9 %) patients had negative appendectomy.
Twenty-three (11.6 %) had negative appendectomy in clinical group, 3 (5.3 %) patients were negative in positive ultrasound group and 11 (19.3%) patients in negative ultrasound group.
Conclusion : Ultrasound is not a reliable test to diagnose appendicitis as it carries low sensitivity and specificity, although it showed good predictive positive value.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khuzai, Jafar& al-Mihza, Jasim& Bu Shiri, Abd al-Rahman& Khidr, Hasan& Id, Raja& Ali, Nur al-Din A.. 2013. Could preoperative ultrasound examination improve the final outcome of appendectomies ?. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 35, no. 4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603163
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khuzai, Jafar…[et al.]. Could preoperative ultrasound examination improve the final outcome of appendectomies ?. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 35, no. 4 (Dec. 2013).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603163
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khuzai, Jafar& al-Mihza, Jasim& Bu Shiri, Abd al-Rahman& Khidr, Hasan& Id, Raja& Ali, Nur al-Din A.. Could preoperative ultrasound examination improve the final outcome of appendectomies ?. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2013. Vol. 35, no. 4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-603163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-603163