Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them ...

Researchers found that large pediatric centers achieve low rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis while also having the lowest rates of CT use.

"This cost analysis demonstrates that nonoperative management for pediatric uncomplicated acute appendicitis is the most cost-effective management strategy over one year, compared to upfront surgery." ...

Improving imaging strategies in pediatric appendicitis: a quality improvement initiative. Leah J. Schoel, Ilan I. Maizlin, Tal Koppelmann, Chinwendu Onwubiko, Michelle Shroyer, Ann Douglas, Robert T.

In a larger pediatric population, Weyant et al. concluded that the use of CT does not impact the incidence of negative appendectomy [25]. Due to a concern that the reduction in negative ...

Among 120,112 cases of abdominal pain, only 0.1% had a delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and these were not associated with differences in imaging rates. Researchers found that large pediatric ...

“Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in ...