Does analgesia mask diagnosis of appendicitis among children?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-41

  Bromberg, Rudy ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a PRETx Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PAPAVERINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; ISCHEMIA; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEPSIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS;

EID: 33846550569     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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