Rao et al. showed that mandatory CT of every patient being evaluated for possible appendicitis can reduce overall utilization of hospital resources and result in a 3% negative appendectomy rate.

Community hospitals are more than 4 times more likely than pediatric institutions to use radiation-exposing computed tomography (CT) scans and 80% less likely to use ultrasound for pre ...

Whole-blood transcriptomic analysis in 71 children revealed a four-gene signature that predicted perforated appendicitis over simple appendicitis with 85.7% accuracy (95% CI 72.8-94.1), reported ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing ...

Preoperative CT useful for younger women with suspected appendicitis. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 01 / 100126083124.htm ...

CT scans: CT scans use X-rays to create detailed images of structures inside the body. Treatment of appendicitis If a person has simple appendicitis, a medical professional may be able to treat it ...

However, while chronic appendicitis features pain that waxes and wanes over periods of weeks, months or years, and that tends to be milder, acute appendicitis has symptoms that are more severe and ...

I almost died from a misdiagnosed appendicitis last year and it was entirely preventable. Hospitals need to change the way they assess and diagnose appendicitis because it can frequently present ...

An 11-year-old girl died after four doctors failed to spot her appendicitis, an inquest has ruled. Lacey Brookman, a Year 6 student, passed away following surgery to remove her inflamed appendix ...

Even mild pressure over McBurney’s point elicited significant pain and guarding. I did not have tenderness anywhere else in my abdomen, and at that time I was pretty confident I had appendicitis.