Misdiagnosed acute appendicitis in children in the emergency department

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 551-557

  Chang, Yi Jung ^a   Chao, Hsun Chin ^a   Kong, Man Shan ^a   Hsia, Shao Hsuan ^a   Yan, Dah Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Diagnostic error

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78249276157     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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