Trends in Hospital Admission and Surgical Procedures Following ED visits for Diverticulitis
Introduction: Diverticulitis is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Outpatient management of diverticulitis is safe in selected patients, yet the rates of admission and surgical procedures following ED visits for diverticulitis are unknown, as are the predictive patient characterist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2016-06-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3mc992dv |