Acute abdominal pain in the emergency department - A clinical algorithm for adult patients;Der akute Abdominalschmerz in der Notfallambulanz - ein klinischer Algorithmus für den erwachsenen Patienten

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine, Viszeral- und Gefasschirurgie

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-128

  Trentzsch, H ^a   Werner, J ^a   Jauch, K W ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

abdominal surgery; acute abdomen; acute abdominal pain; algorithm; emergency abdominal operations; work flow

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; WORKFLOW;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DOCUMENTATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79953809622     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: 14389592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1271415     Document Type: Article

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