VALIDATION OF THE ANDROID-BASED MOBILE APPLICATION "THE PEDIATRIC ACUTE APPENDICITIS RISK CALCULATOR"
Abstract
Background. Acute abdominal pain in children requires urgent differential diagnosis to distinguish patients requiring surgical treatment from those with indications for conservative therapy. An important component of this process is ongoing diagnostic innovation and validation of newly developed techniques. Objective. To validate the Android-based app "The Pediatric Acute Appendicitis Risk Calculator" developed to optimize the initial diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in children over 4 years of age with acute abdominal pain. Material and methods. A prospective randomized study. A comparative analysis of complete blood count parameters was conducted in 1170 children aged 5–17 years (main group) and 1046 patients (validation group). The children in both groups were selected according to uniform inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results. The obtained results indicate that the Android-based mobile app "The Pediatric Acute Appendicitis Risk Calculator" can be used to optimize the initial diagnosis of AA in children over 4 years of age with acute abdominal pain and can be applied in other healthcare facilities providing emergency care to children. Conclusion. Validation of the Android-based app "The Pediatric Acute Appendicitis Risk Calculator" revealed that the data in the validation group matched the results presented by the introduced mobile app.
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