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"Rule out appendicitis": a Canadian emergency radiology perspective on medicolegal risks, imaging pitfalls, and strategies to improve care.
| العنوان: | "Rule out appendicitis": a Canadian emergency radiology perspective on medicolegal risks, imaging pitfalls, and strategies to improve care. |
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| المؤلفون: | Treanor L; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. lee.treanor@vch.ca., Drury A; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Egri C; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Barrett S; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
| المصدر: | Emergency radiology [Emerg Radiol] 2024 Apr; Vol. 31 (2), pp. 239-249. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 16. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Review |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9431227 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1438-1435 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10703004 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Emerg Radiol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: New York, NY : Springer-Verlag New York Inc Original Publication: Baltimore, MD. : Williams & Wilkins, c1994- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Appendicitis*/diagnostic imaging , Radiology*, Humans ; Canada ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Acute Disease |
| مستخلص: | We provide a unique Canadian perspective on the medicolegal risks associated with imaging acute appendicitis, incorporating data requested from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) on closed medicolegal cases over the past decade. We include a review of current clinical and imaging guidelines in the diagnosis and management of this common emergency room presentation. A case-based approach is implemented in this article to explore ways to mitigate potential errors in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. (© 2024. Crown.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Abdominal; Appendicitis; CT; Emergency medicine; Imaging; Medicolegal |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240217 Date Completed: 20240405 Latest Revision: 20240405 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240405 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10140-024-02214-4 |
| PMID: | 38366206 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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