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Audit of amylase and lipase requests in suspected acute pancreatitis and cost implications, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The internationally accepted criteria for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) requires two of the three following features to be present: characteristic abdominal pain, elevated serum amylase and/or lipase enzymes, or consistent imaging results. However, sensitivity and specificity...
Autores principales: | Cook, Annie E., Jalavu, Thumeka P., Zemlin, Annalise E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9575380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36263388 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1834 |
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