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dc.contributor.authorAl Ajerami, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T09:49:16Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T09:49:16Z
dc.date.issued2012EN
dc.identifier.issn1020-3397EN
dc.identifier.otherhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/V18/01/18_1_2012_0066_0069.pdfEN
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118247
dc.description66-69EN
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis at Al-Shefa hospital, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Patients who had appendicitis diagnosed by ultrasound over the study period [‎n = 180]‎ underwent surgical excision of the appendix. The negative appendectomy rate was low, with only 4.4% [‎8/180]‎ false positives. A significantly higher false diagnosis rate [‎False negatives + false positives]‎ was obtained in female patients than in males: 38.5% versus 6.2%. A high proportion of falsely diagnosed cases had abnormal weight [‎overweight or obese]‎ [‎82.1%]‎. The overall sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound, using surgical outcome as the gold standard, were 84.8% and 83.3% respectively, and the positive and negative predictive values were 93.3% and 66.7% respectively. Sensitivity and specificity were higher in males [‎95.7% and 88.2% respectively]‎ than females [‎84.6% and 71.4% respectively]‎EN
dc.language.isoenEN
dc.subjectAppendicitisEN
dc.subjectSensitivity and SpecificityEN
dc.subjectRelative Value of TestsEN
dc.subject.meshAppendicitisEN
dc.titleSensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitisEN
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 18 (‎1)‎, 66-69, 2012


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