Utility of white cell count and ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 781-785

  Fergusson, James A E ^a,c   Hitos, Kerry ^b   Simpson, Erroll ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Calvary Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Ultrasound; White cell count

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUTROPHIL; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036436106     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02548.x     Document Type: Article

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