BACKGROUND Acute right colonic diverticulitis (ARCD) is an important differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in Asian countries because of the unusually high prevalence of right colonic diverticula. Due to q...
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BACKGROUND Acute right colonic diverticulitis (ARCD) is an important differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in Asian countries because of the unusually high prevalence of right colonic diverticula. Due to qualitative improvement and the high penetration rate of computed tomography (CT) scanning in Japan, differentiation of ARCD and AA mainly depends on this modality. But cost, limited availability, and concern for radiation exposure make CT scanning problematic. Differential findings of ARCD from AA are based on several small studies that used univariate comparisons from Korea and Taiwan. Previous studies on clinical and laboratory differences between AA and ARCD are limited. AIM To determine clinical differences between AA and ARCD for differentiation of these two diagnoses by creating a logistic regression model. METHODS We performed an exploratory single-center retrospective case-control study evaluating 369 Japanese patients (age ≥ 16 years), 236 (64.0%) with AA and 133 (36.0%) with ARCD, who were hospitalized between 2012 and 2016. Diagnoses were confirmed by CT images. We compared age, sex, onset-to-visit interval, epigastric/periumbilical pain, right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, medical history, body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, RLQ tenderness, peritoneal signs, leukocyte count, and levels of serum creatinine, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum alanine aminotrans-ferase. We subsequently performed logistic regression analysis for differentiating AA from ARCD based on the results of the univariate *** In the AA and ARCD groups, median ages were 35.5 and 41.0 years, respectively (p=0.011);median onset-to-visit intervals were 1 [interquartile range (IQR): 0-1] and 2 (IQR: 1-3) days, respectively (P < 0.001);median leukocyte counts were 12600 and 11500/mm3, respectively (P = 0.002);and median CRP levels were 1.1 (IQR: 0.2-4.1) and 4.9 (IQR: 2.9-8.5) mg/dL, respectively (P < 0.001). In th
BACKGROUND Since high-quality evidence on conservative treatment of acute appendicitis using antibiotics has increased,differentiation of patients with complicated appendicitis(CA)from those with simple appendicitis(S...
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BACKGROUND Since high-quality evidence on conservative treatment of acute appendicitis using antibiotics has increased,differentiation of patients with complicated appendicitis(CA)from those with simple appendicitis(SA)has become increasingly *** studies have revealed that male gender,advanced age,comorbid conditions,prehospital delay,fever,and anorexia are risk factors of perforated *** serum C-reactive protein(CRP)level and hyponatremia have also been reported as predictive biomarkers of ***,confounding between various factors is problematic because most previous studies were limited to univariate *** To evaluate non-laboratory and laboratory predictive factors of CA using logistic regression *** We performed an exploratory,single-center,retrospective case-control study that evaluated 198 patients(83.9%)with SA and 38 patients(16.1%)with *** were confirmed by computed tomography images for all *** compared age,sex,onset-to-visit interval,epigastric/periumbilical pain,right lower quadrant pain,nausea/vomiting,diarrhea,anorexia,medical history(of previous non-surgically treated appendicitis,diabetes,hypertension,dyslipidemia,liver cirrhosis,hemodialysis,chronic lung diseases,malignant tumors,immunosuppressant use,and antiplatelet use),vital signs,physical findings,and laboratory data to select the explanatory variates for logistic *** on the univariate comparisons,we performed logistic regression for clinical differentiation between CA and SA using only nonlaboratory factors and also including both non-laboratory and laboratory *** The 236 eligible patients consisted of 198 patients(83.9%)with SA and 38 patients(16.1%)with *** median ages were 34 years old[interquartile ranges(IR),24-45 years]in the SA group and 49 years old(IR,35-63 years)in the CA group(P<0.001).The median onset-to-visit interval was 1 d(IR,0-1)and 1 d(IR,1-2)in the SA and CA groups,respectively
AIM: To compare the clinical efficacy of the secondgeneration H2 RA lafutidine with that of lansoprazole in Japanese patients with mild gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). METHODS: Patients with symptoms of GERD an...
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AIM: To compare the clinical efficacy of the secondgeneration H2 RA lafutidine with that of lansoprazole in Japanese patients with mild gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). METHODS: Patients with symptoms of GERD and a diagnosis of grade A reflux esophagitis(according to the Los Angeles classification) were randomized to receive lafutidine(10 mg, twice daily) or lansoprazole(30 mg, once daily) for an initial 8 wk, followed by maintenance treatment comprising half-doses of the assigned drug for 24 wk. The primary endpoint was the frequency and severity of heartburn during initial and maintenance treatment. The secondary endpoints were the sum score of questions 2 and 3 in the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale(GSRS), and the satisfaction ***: Between April 2012 and March 2013, a total of 53 patients were enrolled, of whom 24 and 29 received lafutidine and lansoprazole, respectively. After 8 wk, the frequency and severity of heartburn was significantly reduced in both groups. However, lafutidine was significantly inferior to lansoprazole with regard to the severity of heartburn during initial and maintenance treatment(P = 0.016). The sum score of questions 2 and 3 in the GSRS, and satisfaction scores were also significantly worse in the lafutidine group than the lansoprazole group(P = 0.0068 and P = 0.0048, respectively).CONCLUSION: The clinical efficacy of lafutidine was inferior to that of lansoprazole, even in Japanese patients with mild GERD.
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