Prospective study on the role of the CT scan in patients with an acute abdomen

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 460-466

  Salem, T A ^a   Molloy, R G ^a   O'Dwyer, P J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Acute abdomen; CT scan; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24044469314     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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