The Threat of Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Medical Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis
JAMA Pediatr
.
2017 Jun 1;171(6):505-506.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0053.
Authors
Richard G Bachur
1
,
Shawn J Rangel
2
Affiliations
1
Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
2
Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
PMID:
28418493
DOI:
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0053
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging
Appendicitis / drug therapy*
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Uncertainty
Unnecessary Procedures
Substances
Anti-Bacterial Agents