CT can reduce hospitalization for observation in children with suspected appendicitis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 495-500

  Acosta, Robert ^a   Crain, Ellen F ^a   Goldman, Harold S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Appendicitis; CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILEUM; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844439945     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1384-4     Document Type: Article

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