Ruling out Appendicitis in Children: Can We Use Clinical Prediction Rules?

To identify available clinical prediction rules (CPRs) and investigate their ability to rule out appendicitis in children presenting with abdominal pain at the emergency department, and accordingly select CPRs that could be useful in a future prospective cohort study.

Citation

Paul van Amstel, Ramon R. Gorter, Johanna H. van der Lee, Huib A. Cense, Roel Bakx, Hugo A. Heij. Ruling out Appendicitis in Children: Can We Use Clinical Prediction Rules? Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2018 Oct 29;23(10):2027-2048

PMID: 30374814

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