Role of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen in Pediatric Group

August 19, 2017 updated by: mohmed abdelwahab, Assiut University
Acute abdomen can be defined as "A syndrome induced by wide variety of pathological conditions that require emergent medical or more often surgical management" [1].There are a plethora of causes that can lead to acute abdomen in children, they vary depending on the ages of the children and can be divided into diseases that can be treated with medical care and those in which emergency surgical intervention must be considered [2]. Ultrasonography is the initial choice in the diagnosis of the different causes of acute abdomen in children [3, 4]. It is very useful as it is non-invasive, cost- effective, repetitive, with no radiation exposure, as good as laparoscopy, can be done even in patients with scarred abdomen [5].

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

-Patient preparation:

  • No specific preparation is needed.
  • Demographic data including age, sex, detailed history, clinical presentation, laboratory tests, and data of any other investigations or operation will be obtained.

  • Clinical examination will be done in emergency pediatric unit for provisional diagnosis.

    -Study instruments:• Patients will examined by Grey-Scale Ultrasonography (U/S) combined with Color Doppler Ultrasonography (CDUS).

    3-Technique of examination

  • will be in supine position.
  • Patient First examination of whole abdomen will be done by Grey -Scale U/S using both 3.5 MHZ and 7.5 MHZ transducers .It will be done in both longitudinal ( parallel to long axis of the patient ) and transverse ( perpendicular to long axis of the patient ) orientation .
  • Then finally examination by Color Doppler US will be done for assessment of organ perfusion and diagnosing inflammation.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients referred from the emergency Pediatric Unit for the assessment of the cause of acute abdomen from age of 1 day to 18 years.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • -In this study, 100 patients referred from the emergency Pediatric Unit for the assessment of the cause of acute abdomen.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Patients of age group above 18 years
  • Patients with trauma.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
pediatric group
pediatric group from age of one day to eighteen years.
Diagnostic test: Abdominal ultrasound
Abdominal ultrasound will be used in the diagnosis of acute abdomen in pediatric group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosis of acute abdomen
Time Frame: 2 years
efficacy of ultrasound in diagnosis of acute abdomen
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assiut University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

October 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 19, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 23, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 19, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Assiut University Hospitals

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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