Intravenous contrast alone vs intravenous and oral contrast computed tomography for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adult ED patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1765-1773

  Kepner, Andrew M ^a   Bacasnot, Jerome V ^a   Stahlman, Barbara A ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; TELEPHONE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865752214     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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