The usefulness of scores in the diagnosis of appendicitis;De l'intérêt des scores en matière de diagnostic d'appendicite

Journal de Chirurgie

Volumn 146, Issue 5 SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Brigand, C ^a   Steinmetz, J P ^a   Rohr, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Clinical pathway; Negative predictive value; Score

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77649229931     PISSN: 00217697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchir.2009.08.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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