THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ALVARADO AND PAS SCALES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS OF ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN



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Introduction. Current trends in the diagnostics of acute appendicitis have the following main objectives: to improve the diagnostic accuracy in destructive forms; to reduce the number of negative appendectomies and diagnostic laparoscopies. Purpose. To compare the effectiveness of Alvarado and PAS scales and to find out which of them is more appropriate in the differential diagnostics of acute abdominal pain in children. Material and Methods. A prospective randomized blind clinical trial was performed. 326 children aged 5-17 years with abdominal pain were examined. Results. No significant advantages of any of the analyzed scales were found in the differential diagnostics of acute abdominal pain in children aged 5-17 years. Both scales can be used in the primary stratification of patients. With the conclusion “Acute appendicitis is likely possible,” the level of non-diagnosed cases of acute appendicitis will not exceed 3%. Conclusions. Further assessment of various scales for the diagnostics of acute appendicitis in children has to be done in order to select the optimal one. The obtained results urge to make scales’ modification so as to improve the diagnostic accuracy and to reduce the number of negative appendectomies and diagnostic laparoscopies.

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V. G. Vakulchyk

Grodno State Medical University

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Email: v.vakulchik@rambler.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8378-6026
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