Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare pre-operative diagnosis based on clinical examination with the operative diagnosis in acute abdomen.
What is the diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination compared to intra-operative findings in patients with acute abdomen?
Population
60 cases of acute abdomen who underwent laparotomy in a tertiary care hospital
Comparison
Pre-operative diagnosis vs operative diagnosis
Design
Prospective observational study
Authors
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Clinical diagnosis shows high accuracy in acute abdomen; supports its primacy but leaves open the incremental value of imaging.
What is the diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination compared to intra-operative findings in patients with acute abdomen?
Clinical judgment remains highly accurate (95%) and essential for diagnosing acute abdomen, with radiological investigations serving a supplementary role.
Ali et al. (2019) studied this question.
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