Diagnostic Performance of a Staged Pathway for Imaging Acute Appendicitis in Children.

CONCLUSION: The strategy of repeating limited focused US followed by CT scan in cases that remain inconclusive has good diagnostic accuracy and reasonable NAR and decreases the number of CT scans.
PMID: 31913249 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pain Physician - January 5, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ahmad T, Khdair Ahmad F, Manson D Tags: Pediatr Emerg Care Source Type: research