Development of a nomogram for the prediction of complicated appendicitis during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complicated appendicitis during pregnancy directly affects the clinical prognosis of both mother and fetus. However, accurate identification of complicated appendicitis in pregnancy is fraught with various challenges. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors and to develop a useful nomogram to predict complicated appendicitis during pregnancy.

Methods

This retrospective study involved pregnant women who underwent appendectomy at the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Provincial from May 2016 to May 2022 and who ultimately had histopathological confirmed acute appendicitis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were applied to analyze clinical parameters and imaging features as a way to identify risk factors. Then, nomogram and

SUBMITTER: Zheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315032 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature