Increasing computed tomography use for patients with appendicitis and discrepancies in pain management between adults and children: An analysis of the NHAMCS

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 395-403

  Tsze, Daniel S ^a   Asnis, Lisa M ^b   Merchant, Roland C ^a,b   Amanullah, Siraj ^a   Linakis, James G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; APPENDICITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860224788     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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