2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections: Diagnostic Imaging of Suspected Acute Appendicitis in Adults, Children, and Pregnant People.
Clin Infect Dis
; 79(Supplement_3): S94-S103, 2024 Oct 04.
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| ID: mdl-38963819
ABSTRACT
This paper is part of a clinical practice guideline update on the risk assessment, diagnostic imaging, and microbiological evaluation of complicated intra-abdominal infections in adults, children, and pregnant people, developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). In this paper, the panel provides recommendations for diagnostic imaging of suspected acute appendicitis. The panel's recommendations are based on evidence derived from systematic literature reviews and adhere to a standardized methodology for rating the certainty of evidence and strength of recommendation according to the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) approach.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Appendicitis
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Intraabdominal Infections
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Infect Dis
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Clin. infect. dis
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Clinical infectious diseases
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article