ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2020
Retrospective cohort study on clinical predictors for acute abnormalities on CT scan in adult patients with abdominal pain.
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- The Acute Abdomen: Structured Diagnosis and Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Review
- Youth Mental Health in Crisis: Understanding the Relationship Between Mental Health and Physical Pain in Lebanon's Youth - A Scoping Review.International journal of public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeIdentification of clinical predictors of acute and surgical pathologies on abdominal CT in patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain (NTAP).
methodsRetrospective chart review cohort study of adults who had abdominal CT scans for investigation of NTAP in the Emergency Department in a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify predictors of pathologies on CT scan.
resultsThis study included 147 patients who had abdominal CT scans for NTAP. Mean age was 39.8 ± 15.1 years and 58.5 % of patients were females. Less than half (44.9 %) had normal scans. Women had significantly higher rates of normal scans compared to males. Right lower quadrant (RLQ) tenderness was associated with significantly higher odds of having acute abnormalities on CT and of having surgical diagnoses, while epigastric tenderness was negatively associated with these two outcomes. Right and left upper quadrants and diffuse abdominal tenderness, and an abnormal neutrophil count were found to be associated with surgical diagnoses on CT.
conclusionsWomen are less likely to have acute and surgical pathologies on CT ordered for non traumatic abdominal pain. Epigastric tenderness is negatively associated with abnormal and surgical CT results while RLQ tenderness is associated with an abnormal CT that is likely surgical in nature. These findings should help improve diagnostic accuracy of ordering providers and improve resource utilization.
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