1. ACCURACY OF ULTRASOUND VS. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN DIAGNOSING ACUTE ABDOMINAL CONDITIONS.
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Kini, Anitha, Bommineni, Bhagyalakshmi, Reddy, Ajit Kumar, and Shukla, Anil Kumar
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COMPUTED tomography , *CHOLECYSTITIS , *ULTRASONIC imaging , *ACUTE abdomen , *BOWEL obstructions , *DIAGNOSIS , *SURGICAL diagnosis , *APPENDECTOMY - Abstract
Background: Acute abdomen is a frequent occurrence in emergency department settings and often necessitates prompt diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention. Owing to the overlapping symptoms of many serious and benign intra-abdominal conditions, identifying life-threatening situations early in their progression can be challenging. The current study aimed to assess the diagnostic effectiveness of abdominal ultrasound in identifying common conditions presenting as an acute abdomen. Methods: This prospective comparative study included patients presenting with an acute abdomen at the Emergency Department of CDSIMER. Clinical diagnoses were established, followed by abdominal ultrasound. Ultrasound findings were compared with intraoperative observations and histopathological results, or in cases in which surgery was not performed, based on CT scan findings. Various diagnostic performance parameters, including sensitivity, specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), Negative Predictive Value (NPV), and accuracy, were used for the statistical analysis. Results: A total of 77 patients with acute abdominal pain were included in the study. Appendicitis was the most common diagnosis (33.77%), followed by cholecystitis (20.77%), pancreatitis (16.88%), intestinal obstruction (12.98%), and enteric perforation (15.58%). USG may have moderate accuracy for some conditions, such as appendicitis, acute intestinal obstruction, and acute cholecystitis, where it has shown acceptable sensitivity. CT scans are likely to have higher overall accuracy; across different conditions, CT scans are generally expected to be more accurate than USG for diagnosing acute abdominal conditions because of their ability to provide more detailed anatomical images. Conclusion: Ultrasound is a highly effective imaging modality for accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis, acute intestinal obstruction, and acute cholecystitis. Even in hospitals lacking highly advanced imaging facilities, clinical assessment combined with ultrasound results can provide reliable diagnostic accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024