Validation of the Paediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator in the South Australian Emergency Department Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Abdominal Pain; Appendicitis; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001214820
• Lead Sponsor: Alexander Howes

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-10
• Study Completion: 2022-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 2 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 650

Inclusion Criteria

Children 5yo to 18yo
Abdominal pain – generalised or right sided
<5 days duration (120 hours)
Initial presentation with abdominal pain
Where appendicitis is a differential diagnosis
Patients with significant co-morbidities can be included however noted that they may have confounders. (eg. autism, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, thyroid disease, congenital cardiac disease)

Exclusion Criteria

Testicular pain
Pain >120 hours duration
Previous appendicectomy
Previous bowel surgery, IBD, chronic pancreatitis, CF, sickle cell disease
Medical condition preventing ability to obtain accurate history – eg non verbal
Transplant patients
Abdominal trauma within 2 weeks
Pregnant
Appendicitis identified prior to initial presentation to hospital

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pARC score correlation with the histopathological diagnosis of appendicitis (confirmed within 7-14 days of presentation)<br>This data will be sourced from review of medical records [Assessed 18 months after the initiation of study enrolment ]