A multi-disciplinary team of physicians developed a clinical practice guideline (CPG) in June 2010 to standardize the diagnosis and management of suspected appendicitis in pediatric patients (< 18 years) who presented to a single institution’s emergency room. This study evaluated the utilization and efficacy of the CPG, comprised of Pediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) and staged ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) imaging, from 1/1/13-12/31/16. Using baseline data from the first year after implementation, we hypothesized that increased US and PAS utilization would result in improved US performance and a concomitant decrease in CT utilization without loss of diagnostic accuracy. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Hubbard Caroline, Hill Jeanne, Russell William, Cina Robert

Keywords: Appendicitis, Imaging, Clinical Pathway