Accuracy in diagnosis of acute appendicitis by comparing serum C-reactive protein measurements, Alvarado score and clinical impression of surgeons

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-303

  Pruekprasert, Prakit ^a   Geater, Alan ^a   Ksuntigij, Paiwon ^a   Maipang, Tanaphon ^a   Apakupakul, Nualta ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alvarado Score; Appendicitis; C Reactive Protein

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2642561189     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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