Do C-reactive protein level, white blood cell count, and pain location guide the selection of patients for computed tomography imaging in non-traumatic acute abdomen?

Ozan, E; Atac, G K; Evrin, T; Alisar, K; Sonmez, L O; Alhan, A

Ozan, E; Atac, G K; Evrin, T; Alisar, K; Sonmez, L O; Alhan, A.

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Ozan E; Department of Radiology, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Balgat, Ankara, Turkey. ebrusanhal@yahoo.com.
Atac GK; Department of Radiology, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Balgat, Ankara, Turkey.
Evrin T; Department of Emergency Medicine, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Alisar K; Department of Radiology, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Balgat, Ankara, Turkey.
Sonmez LO; Department of Emergency Medicine, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Alhan A; Department of Statistics, Ufuk University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.

Emerg Radiol ; 24(1): 25-30, 2017 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27586354

Subject(s)

Abdomen, Acute/blood; Abdomen, Acute/diagnostic imaging; C-Reactive Protein/analysis; Leukocyte Count; Patient Selection; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Contrast Media; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Retrospective Studies

Key words

Acute abdomen; C-reactive protein; Computed tomography; Pain location; White blood cell count

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: C-Reactive Protein / Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Patient Selection / Abdomen, Acute / Leukocyte Count Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Emerg Radiol Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Country of publication: United States

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