Prospective Observational Study of Emergency Department Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound to Differentiate Between Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis
This study supports the feasibility and utility of assessing Puylaert staging by POCUS for children with appendicitis in the ED. High sensitivity to rule out complicated cases coupled with ease of use and perceived patient acceptance make this a potential adjunct to aid in the management of pediatric appendicitis.
Authors
- Adam Sivitz
- Atim Ekpenyong
- Kelly R. Bergmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0975-4218)
- Benjamin Nti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-9177)
- Marsha A. Elkhunovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-4830)
- David Kessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-7320)
- Almaz Dessie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-9003)
- Erika Constantine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6682-0763)
- Amanda G. Toney
- Lisa Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-9113)
- Xiaoyang Li
- Maria Y. Kwok
- Peter S. Dayan
Institutions
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- UC Davis Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Minnesota Children's Hospital (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.16702
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51