From: Risk factors of preoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis
HAEC Score | Preoperative HAEC n (%) |
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History | |
āāŖ Diarrhea with explosive stool | 4/11 (36.4) |
āāŖ Diarrhea with foul-smelling stool | 3/11 (27.3) |
āāŖ Diarrhea with bloody stool | 1/11 (9.1) |
āāŖ History of enterocolitis | 6/11 (54.5) |
Physical Examination | |
āāŖ Explosive discharge of gas and stool on rectal examination | 6/11 (54.5) |
āāŖ Distended abdomen | 11/11 (100) |
āāŖ Decreased peripheral perfusion | 2/11 (18.2) |
āāŖ Lethargy | 8/11 (72.7) |
āāŖ Fever | 6/11 (54.5) |
Radiologic Examination | |
āāŖ Multiple air fluid levels | 6/11 (54.5) |
āāŖ Dilated loops of bowel | 11/11 (100) |
āāŖ Sawtooth appearance with irregular mucosal lining | 1 /11 (9.1) |
āāŖ Cutoff sign in rectosigmoid with absence of distal air | 8/11 (72.7) |
āāŖ Pneumatosis | 1/11 (9.1) |
Laboratory Finding | |
āāŖ Leukocytosis | 8/11 (72.7) |
āāŖ Shift to left | 7/11 (63.6) |