Trends in diagnostic approaches for pediatric appendicitis: nationwide population-based study

Trends in diagnostic approaches for pediatric appendicitis: nationwide population-based study

Abstract Background To define the benefits of different methods for diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis in Taiwan, a nationwide cohort study was used for analysis. Methods We identified 44,529 patients under 18 years old who had been hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis between 2003 a...

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Main Authors: Chih-Cheng Luo, Wen-Kuei Chien, Chen-Sheng Huang, Hung-Chieh Lo, Sheng-Mao Wu, Hung-Chang Huang, Ray-Jade Chen, Hsun-Chin Chao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Appendicitis
Ultrasound
Computed tomography
National Health Insurance Database
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0940-7

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