Ultrasonography improves diagnostic accuracy of acute appendicitis and provides cost savings to hospitals in Japan

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 409-414

  Fujii, Y ^a   Hata, J ^a   Futagami, K ^a   Hamada, T ^a   Mitsuoka, H ^a   Teramen, K ^a   Konemori, G ^a   Suenaga, K ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Hospital resources; Patient care; Ultrasonographic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 0033779494     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.6.409     Document Type: Article

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