The value of inflammation markers and body temperature in acute diverticulitis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 621-626

  van de Wall, B J M ^a   Draaisma, W A ^a   van der Kaaij, R T ^a   Consten, E C J ^a   Wiezer, M J ^b   Broeders, I A M J ^a  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Diverticulitis; Inflammation; Serologic; Temperature

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BODY TEMPERATURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84876985161     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12072     Document Type: Article

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