A Standardized Diagnostic Pathway for Suspected Appendicitis in Children Reduces Unnecessary Imaging

Ultrasound (US) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is often nondiagnostic, and additional imaging is required. A standardized approach may reduce unnecessary imaging. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed all patients who had imaging for appendicitis in our emergency department in 2017 and evalu...

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Autores principales: D’Cruz, Roshan J., Linden, Allison F., Devin, Courtney L., Savage, Jillian, Zomorrodi, Arezoo, Reichard, Kirk W., Choudhary, Arabinda, Berman, Loren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
Materias:
Individual QI projects from single institutions
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8970092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35369405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000541

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8970092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35369405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000541

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