A prediction model to identify patients without a concerning intraabdominal diagnosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1354-1358

  Aaronson, Emily L ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Borczuk, Pierre ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TRIAGE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963969077     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.03.063     Document Type: Article

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