NCT02304653

Acute Appendicitis: The Influence of C-reactive Protein and Leucocytes on Clinical Decision-making

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 226 (actual)
• Sponsor: Odense University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim: To investigate if the results of CRP and leucocytes had any positive or negative influence on the surgeon's decision-making when handling patients with suspected AA.

Detailed description

A prospective observational cohort study including patients (≥15 years of age) admitted on suspicion of AA. The surgeons were instructed to perform their physical examination and register whether they found the patient more or less than 50% likely to have AA. Thereafter, the surgeons had to assess the blood results and reevaluate their diagnosis. The surgeon's diagnosis before and after was compared to the final diagnosis defined by surgical findings or follow up. Gold standard was any degree of appendicitis on histology.

Conditions

• Acute Appendicitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Clinical descision making	Chage in diagnosis before and after the presentation of the reults of CRP and Leucocytes

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-11-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2014-12-02
• Last updated: 2015-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark