Role of surgeon-performed ultrasound on further management of patients with acute abdominal pain: A randomised controlled clinical trial

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 561-566

  Lindelius, A ^a,b   Torngren S ^a,b   Pettersson, H ^a   Adami, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SWEDEN; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749143952     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.062067     Document Type: Article

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