The inter-examiner difference in diagnosis in acute abdominal pain and the role of decisional tools

The inter-examiner difference in diagnosis in acute abdominal pain and the role of decisional tools - Diagnostic accuracy in acute abominal pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON33310

Enrollment

300

Registered

2009-11-23

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

aandoeningen geassocieerd met acute buikpijn Acute abdominal pain quickly developed bellyache

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Abdominal pain with a duration of more then 2 hours and less then 5 days - Willing and able to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the accuracy of diagnosis of surgeons, surgical residents and ED physicians as well as the accuracy of diagnosis before and after the use of decisional tools for suspected appendicitis and diverticulitis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Certainty of diagnosis before and after using decisional tools, accuracy of diagnosis after using the standard imaging pathway, imaging resource utilisation, length of stay in the Emergency department levels WBC, CRP and Procalcitonin	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results