Table 1.
Frequencies of Diagnoses at Stages D 1–4 of the Decision-Making Process % (n)
|
UH (n = 106) RH (n = 55) |
Stage I Clinical diagnosis |
Stage II diagnosis by sonography |
Stage III Working diagnosis |
Stage IV final diagnosis after 2 weeks |
| Appendicitis | ||||
| UH | 47% (50) | 18% (19) | 23% (24) | 22% (23) |
| RH | 33% (18) | 24% (13) | 24% (13) | 22% (12) |
| Cholecystitis | ||||
| UH | 22% (23) | 10% (11) | 10% (11) | 10% (11) |
| RH | 11% (6) | 5% (3) | 5% (3) | 5% (3) |
| Gynaecologica disease | ||||
| UH | 11% (12) | 9% (10) | 11% (12) | 9% (10) |
| RH | 13% (7) | 7% (4) | 7% (4) | 7% (4) |
| Nephrolithiasis | ||||
| UH | 12% (13) | 8% (8) | 11% (12) | 11% (12) |
| RH | 9% (5) | 9% (5) | 9% (5) | 9% (5) |
| Other disease | ||||
| UH | 8% (8) | 55% (58) | 44% (47) | 44% (47)** |
| RH | 35% (19) | 55% (30) | 55% (30) | 56% (31) |
** The 47 (31) final diagnoses at the UH (RH) were:
Constipation 14 (0), gastroenteritis 13 (8), NSAP 5 (5), diverticulitis 4 (2), gastritis 3 (0), UTI 2 (0), spleen infarction 1 (0), musculoskeletal pain 1 (2), ovulation pain 1 (0), diverticulosis 1 (0), incarcerated hernia 1 (0), pancreatitis 1 (1), ileus 0 (2), coecal necrosis 0 (1), Meckel 's diverticulum 0 (1), haematoma of the abdominal wall 0 (1), bladder retention 0 (1), coecal volvolus 0 (1), colitis 0 (1), hepatocellular carcinoma 0 (1), intraabdominal tumour of unknown origin 0 (1), lymphoma 0 (1), colonic cancer 0 (1), pyelonephritis 0 (1)