Correlation of Pediatric Appendicitis Score (Pas) With Appendix Diameter on Children in H. Adam Malik General Hospital Medan and Network Hospital in 2016

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is one of the most abdominal acute causes that occurs in younger individuals but can also occur in any age range. Children are the most affected age by acute appendicitis. The age that most vulnerable to acute appendicitis is 10-20 years of age (Tian Y et all, 2015). In appendicitis, the severity of inflammation occurring in the appendix determines the severity of symptoms that occur in an individual who experiences it (Zarandiet all, 2014). One of the ways used to establish diagnosis of appendicitis is with PED (Pediatric Appendicitis Score). In a study by Thomas Rettenbacher, the outer diameter of the appendix ≥ 6 mm obtained on ultrasound examination may also indicate an acute appendicitis state with 100% sensitivity and a specificity of 60%. So in this study we analyzed the correlation relationship between the PAS score with the outer diameter of the appendix in the case of appendicitis.