Surgeon-performed ultrasound at the bedside for the detection of appendicitis and gallstones: Systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-108

  Carroll, Patrick J ^a   Gibson, David ^a   El Faedy, Osama ^a   Dunne, Colum ^a   Coffey, Calvin ^a   Hannigan, Ailish ^a   Walsh, Stewart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Gallstones; Meta analysis; Surgeon performed; Systematic review; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GALLSTONE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST PERFORMED ULTRASONOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON PERFORMED ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

APPENDICITIS; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871238360     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.02.017     Document Type: Review

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