In ten pages the use of CT scans as a diagnostics procedure for patients believed to be suffering from acute appendicitis is discussed with the conclusion being that although there are some case advantages, a patient's welfare is often compromised because of the time factor. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Appendicitis affects approximately 250,000 people per year in the U.S. alone (Weyant, Eachempati, Malucci et. al., 2000). Acute appendicitis can result in tremendous pain, discomfort, even death. Surgical
intervention, therefore, must be timely in order to save lives and prevent additional complications. All too often, however, we tend to turn to complex diagnostic methodologies prior to seeking
surgical consultation. This alternative, although it offers some advantages in some cases, all too often results in a time sink which compromises patient welfare.
Over the last decade hospitals around the nation have noted an increase in the use of imaging modalities in particular prior to patient/surgeon consultation (Lee, Walsh, and Ho,
2001). In reality, such approaches are limited given that the most accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis revolves around surgical consultation. Not only are diagnoses based on Computerized Tomography
and Ultrasonography slightly less effective than diagnoses based solely on symptoms, they serve to increase the evaluation period and the time it takes for the patient to get into the
hands of a competent surgeon. The symptoms of acute appendicitis are quite well known. Migratory pain starting periumbilically or epigastric pain in