A simple algorithm reduces computed tomography use in the diagnosis of appendicitis in children

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 448-454

  Polites, Stephanie F ^a   Mohamed, Mohamed I ^a   Habermann, Elizabeth B ^a   Homme, James L ^a   Anderson, Jana L ^a   Moir, Christopher R ^a   Ishitani, Michael B ^a   Zarroug, Abdalla E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; APPENDICITIS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904252037     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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