2023
DOI: 10.1177/00031348231157838
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Pediatric Appendicitis Transfers From Adult Centers: Can Alvarado Scores Help Determine Which Patients Need a CT?

Abstract: Background Acute appendicitis is possible for any pediatric patient with abdominal pain. At our tertiary care center, patients are transferred for surgical management with unnecessary or excessive imaging. We hypothesize that using the Alvarado score (AS) to clinically stage patients will identify patient groups that could be transferred prior to imaging. Methods Retrospective review of pediatric patients transferred to our hospital for suspected appendicitis between 11/2020 and 3/2022 was performed. Variables… Show more

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