The optimal initial management of children with suspected appendicitis: A decision analysis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 880-885

  Hagendorf, Benjamin A ^b   Clarke, John R ^b   Burd, Randall S ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appendicitis; computed tomography; cost effectiveness analysis; decision analysis; hospital charges; length of stay; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3042674994     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.036     Document Type: Article

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