Prospective study on the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with an acute abdomen

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-237

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

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Acute abdomen; C reactive protein; CRP

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ACUTE ABDOMEN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT CODING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSOAS ABSCESS; REFERENCE VALUE; SPIGELIAN HERNIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH SARCOMA;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147166707     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X168389     Document Type: Article

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