Can The 'Speed Bump Sign' Be a Diagnostic Tool for Acute Appendicitis? Evidence-Based Appraisal by Meta-Analysis and GRADE.

Ling WangChing-Hsien LingPei-Chun LaiYen-Ta Huang

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Current evidence shows that the speed bump sign is a useful 'rule-out' test for diagnosing acute appendicitis. With good accessibility, the speed bump sign may be added as a routine part of taking the history of patients with abdominal pain.

Keyphrases

abdominal pain
systematic review
meta analyses
clinical practice
randomized controlled trial