Predictive score for diagnosing acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency department: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute diverticulitis is commonly misdiagnosed among patients with acute abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED). There are predictive scores that assist in the diagnosis of acute left-sided diverticulitis, but no scoring system is available for diagnosing acute diverticulitis without regard to the affected side. Therefore, developing a predictive score for diagnosing acute diverticulitis that is not limited to the left side will guide physicians in making a diagnosis and increase the appropriateness of computed tomography. This study aimed to establish a predictive score for diagnosing acute diverticulitis.

Method

This single-centre retrospective study included adult patients (≥ 18 years) who presented to the ED with acute abdominal pain. Multivariate logi

SUBMITTER: Tantarattanapong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550550 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature