Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age
Background. The differential diagnoses of acute appendicitis obstetrics, and gynecological conditions (OB-GYNc) or nonspecific abdominal pain in young adult females with lower abdominal pain are clinically challenging. The present study aimed to validate the recently developed clinical score for th...
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| author | Kijja Jearwattanakanok Sirikan Yamada Watcharin Suntornlimsiri Waratsuda Smuthtai Jayanton Patumanond |
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| description | Background. The differential diagnoses of acute appendicitis obstetrics, and gynecological conditions (OB-GYNc) or nonspecific abdominal pain in young adult females with lower abdominal pain are clinically challenging. The present study aimed to validate the recently developed clinical score for the diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain in female of reproductive age. Method. Medical records of reproductive age women (15–50 years) who were admitted for acute lower abdominal pain were collected. Validation data were obtained from patients admitted during a different period from the development data. Result. There were 302 patients in the validation cohort. For appendicitis, the score had a sensitivity of 91.9%, a specificity of 79.0%, and a positive likelihood ratio of 4.39. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood ratio in diagnosis of OB-GYNc were 73.0%, 91.6%, and 8.73, respectively. The areas under the receiver operating curves (ROC), the positive likelihood ratios, for appendicitis and OB-GYNc in the validation data were not significantly different from the development data, implying similar performances. Conclusion. The clinical score developed for the diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain in female of reproductive age may be applied to guide differential diagnoses in these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4eb4b61e129f47a1b70f5227aa5624652025-02-03T05:47:09ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592014-01-01201410.1155/2014/320926320926Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive AgeKijja Jearwattanakanok0Sirikan Yamada1Watcharin Suntornlimsiri2Waratsuda Smuthtai3Jayanton Patumanond4Department of Surgery, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai 50180, ThailandDivision of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endnoscopy, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai 50180, ThailandDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai 50180, ThailandClinical Epidemiology Unit, Clinical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, ThailandBackground. The differential diagnoses of acute appendicitis obstetrics, and gynecological conditions (OB-GYNc) or nonspecific abdominal pain in young adult females with lower abdominal pain are clinically challenging. The present study aimed to validate the recently developed clinical score for the diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain in female of reproductive age. Method. Medical records of reproductive age women (15–50 years) who were admitted for acute lower abdominal pain were collected. Validation data were obtained from patients admitted during a different period from the development data. Result. There were 302 patients in the validation cohort. For appendicitis, the score had a sensitivity of 91.9%, a specificity of 79.0%, and a positive likelihood ratio of 4.39. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood ratio in diagnosis of OB-GYNc were 73.0%, 91.6%, and 8.73, respectively. The areas under the receiver operating curves (ROC), the positive likelihood ratios, for appendicitis and OB-GYNc in the validation data were not significantly different from the development data, implying similar performances. Conclusion. The clinical score developed for the diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain in female of reproductive age may be applied to guide differential diagnoses in these patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/320926 |
| spellingShingle | Kijja Jearwattanakanok Sirikan Yamada Watcharin Suntornlimsiri Waratsuda Smuthtai Jayanton Patumanond Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age |
| title_full | Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age |
| title_short | Validation of the Diagnostic Score for Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Women of Reproductive Age |
| title_sort | validation of the diagnostic score for acute lower abdominal pain in women of reproductive age |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/320926 |
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