Improving ultrasound for appendicitis through standardized reporting of secondary signs

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to implement a standardized US report that included secondary signs of appendicitis (SS) to facilitate accurate diagnosis of appendicitis and decrease the use of computed tomography (CT) and admissions for observation. METHODS: A multidisciplinary team implemented a quality im...

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Published in:J Pediatr Surg
Main Authors: Partain, Kristin N., Patel, Adarsh U., Travers, Curtis, Short, Heather L., Braithwaite, Kiery, Loewen, Jonathan, Heiss, Kurt F., Raval, Mehul V.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459678/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27939802
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.11.045
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