Purpose To clarify the clinical features of appendicitis in preschool children and to explore clinical appendicitis scoring systems in this age group. Methods We retrospectively collected data on 142 children, aged 10 years or younger, with confirmed diagnosis of appendicitis based on surgical and pathologic findings. Enrolled subjects were divided into two groups: Group 1 (preschool children...

Abstract To establish whether computerised tomography abdomen and pelvis (CTAP) with contrast is a necessary tool in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis those aged 40 years or older compared to clinical assessment alone. The study was performed district general hospital England. A retrospective analysis included 314 patients who presented between 3rd October 2020 31st 2021 received CTAP where r...

This article is a general review of the diagnostic tools that the clinician can use for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis with emphasis on the Alvarado Score, and it is aimed principally to the medical practitioners in different parts of the world where the diagnostic facilities and technological resources are limited.

M. Sheinman, A. Sharma, J. Alvarado, G. H. Koenderink, F. C. MacKintosh Department of Physics and Astronomy, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, 14195 Berlin, Germany FOM Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hatsopoulos Microfluids Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Tech...

Mario A. Garcia-Murillo 1,*, Roger E. Sanchez-Alonso 2 and Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado 3 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, DICIS, Universidad de Guanajuato, Salamanca 36885, GTO, Mexico 2 Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Managua 5595, Nicaragua; [email protected] 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Celaya 38010, GTO, Mexico; jaime.gallardo@i...

Service quality and cost containment represent two critical challenges in healthcare management. Toward that end, acute appendicitis, a common surgical condition, is important and requires timely, accurate diagnosis. The diverse and atypical symptoms make such diagnoses difficult, thus resulting in increased morbidity and negative appendectomy. While prior research has recognized the use of cla...

The purpose of this study is to suggest an efficient diagnosis system for acute appendicitis using the artificial neural network model with optimized input variables. Acute appendicitis is one of the most common diseases of the abdomen. However, the accuracy of diagnosis is not high even with experienced surgeons due to its complex symptoms. We used the artificial neural networks model to analy...

Este artículo analiza la relación entre literatura y política en Centroamérica con base dos procesos diferentes, pero interconectados. Por un lado, los encuentros que sostuvieron 2019-2020 el escritor nicaragüense, Sergio Ramírez, presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado. otro, secuela esas reuniones, materializada una propuesta expresidentes costarricenses para Asamblea Legislativa otorgara a...

OBJECTIVES To assess the safety and efficacy of antibiotics treatment for suspected acute uncomplicated appendicitis and to monitor the long term follow-up of non-operated patients. BACKGROUND Right lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common cause of emergency department admission. The natural history of acute appendicitis nonoperatively treated with antibiotics remains unclear. METHODS In 2...