CT scan in complicated appendicitis diagnosis: A very costly option

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-

  Sarr, Michael G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

APPENDICITIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23644442083     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2003.12.007     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Tsukada K, Miyazaki T, Katoh H, Masuda N, Ojima H, Fukuchi M, et al. CT scan is useful for identifying patients with complicated appendicitis. Dig Liver Dis 2004;36:195-8.
2. Rao PM, Rhea JT, Novelline RA, Mostafavi AA, McCabe CJ. Effect of computed tomography of the appendix on treatment of patients and use of hospital sources. N Engl J Med 1998;338:141-6.