Impact of helical computed tomography on the outcomes of emergency department patients with suspected appendicitis

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 823-829

  Torbati, Sam S ^a,b   Guss, David A ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Helical computed tomography (CT); Perforated appendix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0041418211     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.8.823     Document Type: Article

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