Ari Leppäniemi

Repeated scoring with the adult appendicitis score improves the sensitivity and the specificity of appendicitis diagnosis in patients with early equivocal signs of appendicitis: a secondary analysis

Abstract Background The use of computed tomography at the early stage of acute appendicitis can lead to overdiagnosis and predispose patients unnecessarily to ionising radiation. Adult Appendicitis Score (AAS) can be used to select patients for imaging. Observation and re-scoring...

The Björck classification of the open abdomen revisited: clarifying concepts for modern complex abdomen management

Abstract Introduction The open abdomen (OA) has become an integral component of modern acute care, trauma, and vascular surgery. Since 2009, the Björck classification, amended in 2016, has provided a common language for describing the status and progression of the OA and remains...