O'Byrne J M, Dempsey C B, O'Malley M K, O'Connell F X
Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.
Ir J Med Sci. 1991 Nov;160(11):344-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02957891.
Non-specific abdominal pain (NSAP) is a well-recognized clinical problem which places a significant burden on health resources. We studied 100 premenopausal women who were admitted consecutively through the Accident and Emergency Department of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital to assess final diagnosis, duration of hospital stay, extent of investigation, recurrence of symptoms and final diagnosis. The patients were placed in the following diagnostic categories: Gynaecological (30%), Renal (9%), Acute appendicitis (23%), Miscellaneous (9%) and Non-specific abdominal pain which accounted for 29% of the admissions. The mean duration of hospital stay for patients with NSAP was 67 days, one third underwent specialized investigations and one third underwent appendicectomies for normal appendices. On review, one year after admission, 66% of patients admitted with NSAP were asymptomatic.
非特异性腹痛（NSAP）是一个广为人知的临床问题，给卫生资源带来了巨大负担。我们研究了100名绝经前女性，她们通过慈悲圣母医院急诊科连续入院，以评估最终诊断、住院时间、检查范围、症状复发情况和最终诊断。患者被归入以下诊断类别：妇科疾病（30%）、肾脏疾病（9%）、急性阑尾炎（23%）、其他杂症（9%）以及非特异性腹痛，后者占入院人数的29%。NSAP患者的平均住院时间为67天，三分之一的患者接受了专科检查，三分之一的患者因阑尾正常而接受了阑尾切除术。复查时，入院一年后，66%因NSAP入院的患者无症状。
