The Introduction of Adult Appendicitis Score Reduced Negative Appendectomy Rate

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 196-201

  Sammalkorpi, H E ^a,b   Mentula, P ^a   Savolainen, H ^c   Leppaniemi A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute abdomen; adult; Appendicitis; appendicitis score; diagnosis; diagnostic score; sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027977206     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: 17997267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1457496916683099     Document Type: Article

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