The APpendicitis PEdiatric (APPE) score: a new diagnostic tool in suspected pediatric acute appendicitis

Autor:	Mario Lima, Dora Persichetti-Proietti, Neil Di Salvo, Claudio Antonellini, Michele Libri, Beatrice Randi, Michela Maffi, Tommaso Gargano, Giovanni Ruggeri, Vincenzo Davide Catania
Jazyk:	English<br />Italian
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Acute abdomen Children Appendectomy Abdominal pain Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
Zdroj:	La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, Vol 41, Iss 1 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0391-5387 2420-7748
DOI:	10.4081/pmc.2019.209
Popis:	Our aim was to develop an APpendictis-PEdiatric score (APPE score) in quantifying risk of acute appendicitis based on combination of clinical and laboratory markers. 1025 patients were classified in: acute appendicitis (AA) and non-appendicitis. Demographic/clinical features, and laboratory were collected. They were compared for quantitative-variables and categorical-variables. Significant predictors (P=
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