Clinical Decision Rules in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Gastrointestinal Emergencies.
Emerg Med Clin North Am
; 39(4): 719-732, 2021 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-34600633
ABSTRACT
Although abdominal pain is a common chief complaint in the emergency department, only 1 in 6 patients with abdominal pain are diagnosed with a gastrointestinal (GI) emergency. These patients often undergo extensive testing as well as hospitalizations to rule out an acute GI emergency and there is evidence that not all patients benefit from such management. Several clinical decision rules (CDRs) have been developed for the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected acute appendicitis and upper GI bleeding to identify those patients who may safely forgo further testing or hospital admission. Further validation studies demonstrating the superiority of these CDRs over contemporary practice are needed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apendicite
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Técnicas de Apoio para a Decisão
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Regras de Decisão Clínica
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Emerg Med Clin North Am
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article