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Pediatric negative appendectomy rate: trend, predictors, and differentials.

Tolulope A Oyetunji¹, Sharon K Ong'uti, Oluwaseyi B Bolorunduro

¹Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, USA. toyetunji@howard.edu

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The negative appendectomy rate (NAR) in children is 6.7%, with younger age, female gender, Black ethnicity, and rural hospitals being predictors of misdiagnosis. These factors can improve appendicitis diagnostic accuracy.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Surgery
Diagnostic Accuracy
Health Services Research

Background:

Appendectomy is a common emergency surgery in children.
Diagnosing appendicitis in pediatric patients presents significant challenges.
Analyzing the negative appendectomy rate (NAR) is crucial for assessing diagnostic accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the accuracy of appendicitis diagnosis in children.
To analyze trends in the negative appendectomy rate (NAR) using a national database.
To identify demographic and hospital-related factors associated with NA.

Main Methods:

Utilized the Kids Inpatient Database (KID) for the years 2000, 2003, and 2006.
Included children (<18 years) who underwent appendectomy, excluding incidental cases.
Classified patients into positive appendectomies (PA) and negative appendectomies (NA) for comparative analysis.

Main Results:

The overall NAR was 6.7% among 250,783 appendectomies.
NAR was significantly higher in children under 5 years (21.1%) and females (9.3%).
Younger age, female gender, Black ethnicity, and rural hospitals were independently associated with higher NA.

Conclusions:

Younger age, female gender, Black ethnicity, and rural hospitals are independent predictors of negative appendectomies.
These identified factors can be integrated into diagnostic algorithms to enhance appendicitis diagnosis accuracy in children.
Improving diagnostic accuracy can reduce unnecessary surgeries and improve patient outcomes.