Diagnostic values of a single serum biomarker at different time points compared with Alvarado score and imaging examinations in pediatric appendicitis

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 272-277

  Wu, Han Ping ^a,b,c   Chen, Chun Yu ^d   Kuo, Ing Tiau ^a,e   Wu, Yung Kang ^b   Fu, Yun Ching ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alvarado Score; appendicitis; C reactive protein; diagnosis; imaging; white blood cell

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ALVARADO SCORE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859551788     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.01.047     Document Type: Article

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