Reducing negative appendectomy: evaluation of ultrasonography and computer tomography in acute appendicitis
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Reducing negative appendectomy: evaluation of ultrasonography and computer tomography in acute appendicitis.
OBJECTIVE To study the sensitivity and the specificity for ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with suspected appendicitis, and their value to the clinician. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The negative appendectomy rate and the sensitivity and the specificity for ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with suspected appendicitis. RESULT The diagnostic accuracy was 88% (m...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.1.65