Accuracy of inter-hospital paediatric appendicitis referrals

Paxton Loke; Joselito Tantoco; Peter Robert Buchanan Ferguson; Yves Heloury; Chris P Kimber; Ed Oakley; Wei Cheng

doi:10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01577.x

Accuracy of inter-hospital paediatric appendicitis referrals

Paxton Loke, Joselito Tantoco, Peter Robert Buchanan Ferguson, Yves Heloury, Chris P Kimber, Ed Oakley, Wei Cheng

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Abstract

Appendicitis is the most common paediatric surgical emergency. In our institution, the majority of inter-hospital transfers are for suspected appendicitis. We undertook an audit to assess the accuracy of the provisional diagnosis of the transferred cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	414 - 419
Number of pages	6
Journal	EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01577.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Accuracy of inter-hospital paediatric appendicitis referrals

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