Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review

Osama Mohammed Bin Bakheet; Fatima Essa M Alyaqub; Lamia Ibraheem M. Alsulimi; Eftikhar Saeed A Abu Shaheen; Zainab Ahmed A. Alawami; Zahra Saud M Almuzayn; Ebtehal Jameel D Alkhalaf; Hawra Khalid M Alkhunaizi; Samar Emad H Alfaraj

doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Online Published: 30 Oct 2023

IJMDC. 2023; 7(12): 1966-1972

Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review

Osama Mohammed Bin Bakheet, Fatima Essa M Alyaqub, Lamia Ibraheem M. Alsulimi, Eftikhar Saeed A Abu Shaheen, Zainab Ahmed A. Alawami, Zahra Saud M Almuzayn, Ebtehal Jameel D Alkhalaf, Hawra Khalid M Alkhunaizi, Samar Emad H Alfaraj.

Abstract
Patients with appendicitis are increasingly assessed using computed tomography, but its routine use is under scrutiny due to concerns about long-term malignancy risk from ionizing radiation. Emergency departments employ point-of-care ultrasound as a rapid, noninvasive, and cost-effective tool for diagnosing trauma, severe abdominal pain, chest pain, and dyspnea. In this systematic review, we aim to assess the effectiveness of ultrasound for diagnosing acute appendicitis in the emergency room. We conducted a comprehensive review, obtaining biomedical literature from databases such as PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Google Scholar. Our inclusion criteria focused on studies related to emergency department appendicitis diagnosis. The database search yielded 391 items, and after deduplication and filtering, 10 studies meeting inclusion criteria were included for analysis. Ultrasound sensitivity ranged from 0.44 to 0.99, while specificity varied from 0.63 to 0.96. The overall mean sensitivity and specificity were 0.80 and 0.81, respectively.

Key words: Emergency physician, ultrasound, diagnosis, acute appendicitis

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Bakheet OMB, Alyaqub FEM, Alsulimi LIM, Shaheen ESAA, Alawami ZAA, Almuzayn ZSM, Alkhalaf EJD, Alkhunaizi HKM, Alfaraj SEH. Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. IJMDC. 2023; 7(12): 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet OMB, Alyaqub FEM, Alsulimi LIM, Shaheen ESAA, Alawami ZAA, Almuzayn ZSM, Alkhalaf EJD, Alkhunaizi HKM, Alfaraj SEH. Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=170923 [Access: April 22, 2025]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet OMB, Alyaqub FEM, Alsulimi LIM, Shaheen ESAA, Alawami ZAA, Almuzayn ZSM, Alkhalaf EJD, Alkhunaizi HKM, Alfaraj SEH. Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. IJMDC. 2023; 7(12): 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet OMB, Alyaqub FEM, Alsulimi LIM, Shaheen ESAA, Alawami ZAA, Almuzayn ZSM, Alkhalaf EJD, Alkhunaizi HKM, Alfaraj SEH. Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. IJMDC. (2023), [cited April 22, 2025]; 7(12): 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet, O. M. B., Alyaqub, . F. E. M., Alsulimi, . L. I. M., Shaheen, . E. S. A. A., Alawami, . Z. A. A., Almuzayn, . Z. S. M., Alkhalaf, . E. J. D., Alkhunaizi, . H. K. M. & Alfaraj, . S. E. H. (2023) Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. IJMDC, 7 (12), 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet, Osama Mohammed Bin, Fatima Essa M Alyaqub, Lamia Ibraheem M. Alsulimi, Eftikhar Saeed A Abu Shaheen, Zainab Ahmed A. Alawami, Zahra Saud M Almuzayn, Ebtehal Jameel D Alkhalaf, Hawra Khalid M Alkhunaizi, and Samar Emad H Alfaraj. 2023. Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (12), 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet, Osama Mohammed Bin, Fatima Essa M Alyaqub, Lamia Ibraheem M. Alsulimi, Eftikhar Saeed A Abu Shaheen, Zainab Ahmed A. Alawami, Zahra Saud M Almuzayn, Ebtehal Jameel D Alkhalaf, Hawra Khalid M Alkhunaizi, and Samar Emad H Alfaraj. "Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet, Osama Mohammed Bin, Fatima Essa M Alyaqub, Lamia Ibraheem M. Alsulimi, Eftikhar Saeed A Abu Shaheen, Zainab Ahmed A. Alawami, Zahra Saud M Almuzayn, Ebtehal Jameel D Alkhalaf, Hawra Khalid M Alkhunaizi, and Samar Emad H Alfaraj. "Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7.12 (2023), 1966-1972. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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Bakheet, O. M. B., Alyaqub, . F. E. M., Alsulimi, . L. I. M., Shaheen, . E. S. A. A., Alawami, . Z. A. A., Almuzayn, . Z. S. M., Alkhalaf, . E. J. D., Alkhunaizi, . H. K. M. & Alfaraj, . S. E. H. (2023) Effectiveness of ultrasound in appendicitis diagnosis by emergency department doctors; systematic review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (12), 1966-1972. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1695733085

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