Sensitivity and Specificity of the Alvarado Score for the Timely Differential Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Samoa

NCT05168410 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: s994956
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 225
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Retrospective clinical data review design of all patients admitted to the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital Surgical Unit for AA from January 2015 to December 2016. Exclusion criteria were appendiceal abscess and/or mass, and final diagnosis 'not acute appendicitis'. Age, sex, village, Alvarado Score, Ultrasound Scan Result, surgical management, and histopathology result were the main variables entered into the SPSS statistical software package for analysis.

Conditions

Acute Appendicitis

Keywords

Alvarado Score

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effectiveness of the Alvarado Score for the identification of acute appendicitis in Samoa

  The sensitivity of the Alvarado Score will be calculated for correct diagnosis of acute appendicitis based on confirmed acute appendicitis by histopathology results

  24 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Accuracy of the Alvarado Score for the identification of acute appendicitis in Samoa

  24 months

Interventions

Alvarado Score OTHER

The Alvarado Score assesses patient symptoms to enable optimal triage and management of cases with suspected acute appendicitis.a

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All Acute Appendicitis cases seen by the Surgical Department of TTM Hospital over the 24-month period between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2016. The final number of included for analysis was 225 cases.

You may qualify if:

• All Acute Appendicitis (AA) cases seen by the Surgical Department of TTM Hospital over the 24-month period between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2016.

You may not qualify if:

• Final diagnosis was not Acute Appendicitis (i.e., ectopic pregnancy, tubal ovarian abscess, other gynaecological pathologies, diverticulitis, Merkel diverticulitis, perforated ulcer)
• Final diagnosis was appendiceal abscess and/or appendiceal mass.
• Clinical records with missing data

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr Annette Kaspar: lead
• Fiji National University: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Appendicitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intraabdominal Infections; Infections; Gastroenteritis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Cecal Diseases; Intestinal Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Target Duration: 2 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Audiology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2021
• First Posted: December 23, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share