Implementing an ultrasound-based protocol for diagnosingappendicitis while maintaining diagnostic accuracy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 678-685

  van Atta, Angela J ^a   Baskin, Henry J ^a   Maves, Connie K ^a   Rollins, Michael D ^a   Bolte, Robert G ^a   Mundorff, Michael B ^b   Andrews, Seth P ^b   Dansie, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Computed tomography; Cost analysis; Interdisciplinary cooperation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGIST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UNITED STATES; APPENDIX; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938206880     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3220-9     Document Type: Article

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