A pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) accurately quantified the risk among children and adolescents presenting to an emergency department with acute abdominal pain, researchers say.
“Until now, the diagnosis of appendicitis in children has heavily relied on diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography,” Dr. Anupam Kharbanda of Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis told Reuters Health.
“CT scans can put pediatric patients at risk for radiation-induced injuries and unnecessary imaging drives up health care expenditures,” he said by email. “This calculator may help clinicians to make a more accurate diagnosis, thus reducing the use of CT and reducing health care spending.”
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