Laparoscopic diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain in women of reproductive age

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Tập 76 - Trang 149-158 - 2002
H. Gaitán1,2, E. Angel1, J. Sánchez1, I. Gómez1, L. Sánchez3, C. Agudelo4
1Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
2Clinical Epidemiology Center, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
3Pathology Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
4National Health Institute of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

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Abstract

Objectives: To compare the accuracy of laparoscopy performed within 24 h of admission and the conventional method based on clinical observation in the etiological diagnosis of non‐specific acute lower abdominal pain (NSLAP) in women of reproductive age. Methods: A total of 110 patients who met the selection criteria and were seen from November 1997 to June 2000 at the Instituto Materno Infantil, a referral hospital for maternal and perinatal care in Bogotá, were randomly divided into two groups. The effectiveness of each method was evaluated according to number of diagnoses reached, length of in‐patient stay before diagnosis, complications, and diagnostic accuracy when compared with a standard given by microbiological and histopathological findings as well as clinical course. Results: The early laparoscopy group did not experience more accurate diagnoses (85% vs. 79%, P=0.61) or a greater number of complications (11% vs. 9%, P=0.48), although the patients’ stay was shorter (1.3 vs. 2.3 days, P=0.008) than the stay of the conventional‐diagnosis group. Sensitivity analysis showed more accurate judgements with laparoscopy in four of the five NSLAP causes, but only in two of the cases did this greater accuracy have clinical significance. Conclusions: Early laparoscopy did not show a clear benefit in women with NSLAP.


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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Tập 76

149-158

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