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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON43987
NL-OMON43987CompletedNot Applicable

Differentiating simple from complex appendicitis in children before surgery: The Complex Appendicitis Tool (CAT) - Preoperative discrimination between simple and complex appendicitis

Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 to 17 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • 3.1 Population (base)
  • All children 0-17 presenting at the ER department in one of the three hospitals with the suspicion of an acute appendicitis are eligible for inclusion.;3.2 Inclusion criteria (in the simple or complex appendicitis group)
  • All children 0-17 presenting at the ER department in one of the three hospitals with the suspicion of an acute appendicitis are eligible for inclusion.;3.3 Control group
  • Children presenting at the ER with abdominal pain with the suspicion of acute appendicitis, although non-infectional cause or no cause was found however.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age older than 17 years old
  • Appendicular infiltrate
  • Appendectomy a froid
  • Appendix Sana
  • Malignancy of the appendix
  • Non-operative management
  • Abdominal pain caused by other infectious disease such as lymphadenitis mesenteric, pneumonia etcetera.

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