The Heidelberg Appendicitis Score Predicts Perforated Appendicitis in Children.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In the future, surgical management of pediatric appendicitis might become limited to nonperforating appendicitis. Thus, it becomes increasingly important to differentiate advanced from simple appendicitis and to predict perforated appendicitis among a group of children with right-sided abdominal pain, which was the aim of this study. METHODS:An institutionally approved, single-center retrospective analysis of all patients with appendectomy from January 2009 to December 2010 was conducted. All diagnostic aspects were evaluated to identify predictors and differentiators of perforated appendicitis. RESULTS:In 2 years, 157 children suffered from appendicitis. Perforation occurred in 47 (29.9%) of the patients. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels higher than 20 mg/dL ( P = .037) and free abdominal fluid on ultrasonography ( P = .031) are the most important features to differentiate perforated from simple appendicitis. Moreover, all children with perforation had a positive Heidelberg Appendicitis Score (HAS). A negative HAS excludes perforation in all cases (negative predictive value = 100%). DISCUSSION:Perforated appendicitis can be ruled out by the HAS. In a cohort with right-sided abdominal pain, perforation should be considered in children with high CRP levels and free fluids or abscess formation on ultrasound.

journal_name

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

journal_title

Clinical pediatrics

authors

Boettcher M,Günther P,Breil T

doi

10.1177/0009922816678976

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1115-1119

issue

12

eissn

0009-9228

issn

1938-2707

pii

0009922816678976

journal_volume

56

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