A comparative study to validate the use of ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with post-operative intra-abdominal sepsis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-387

  Go, H L S ^a   Baarslag, H J ^a   Vermeulen, H ^a   Lameris J S ^a   Legemate, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Post operative abdominal sepsis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; LIKELIHOOD RATIO (LR); SURGICAL PATIENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY (US);

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SEPSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 19344376600     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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