The Modified Heidelberg and the AI Appendicitis Score Are Superior to Current Scores in Predicting Appendicitis in Children: A Two-Center Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Carolin Stiel (Author), Julia Elrod (Author), Michaela Klinke (Author), Jochen Herrmann (Author), Carl-Martin Junge (Author), Tarik Ghadban (Author), Konrad Reinshagen (Author), Michael Boettcher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute appendicitis represents the most frequent reason for abdominal surgery in children. Since diagnosis can be challenging various scoring systems have been published. The aim of this study was to evaluate and validate (and improve) different appendicitis scores in a very large cohort...