The accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicitis in children : a 5 year retrospective study

Liwliwa Capili

Publication Date

2013

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The study is about the accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing acute appendicitis in children at De La Salle University Medical Center. A total of 63 children were included in the study. Majority were adolescents with female preponderance (male or female ratio of 0.6:1). This study showed that US has low sensitivity (33.3%) and specificity (66.67%) in diagnosing acute appendicitis. The PPV is high at 95.74% while the NPV is low at 4.76%, the overall diagnostic accuracy is only 34.95%.

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