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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Clinical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Acute abdominal pain is a frequent emergency department presentation.
  • Current diagnostic workups can be unstructured, leading to delays and increased costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel, structured diagnostic workup for acute abdominal pain.
  • To enhance physician diagnostic efficiency and reduce unnecessary investigations.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature review of existing diagnostic algorithms was performed.
  • Relevant approaches were selected and synthesized for the proposed model.

Main Results:

  • Seven new algorithms were developed, categorized by the site of abdominal tenderness.
  • The core of these algorithms is the differential diagnosis of localized abdominal tenderness.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed structured approach aims to minimize diagnostic confusion in physicians.
  • Implementation can lead to reduced unnecessary paraclinical tests, improving diagnostic timeliness and cost-effectiveness.