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Impact of Clinical Experience and Diagnostic Performance in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain by Laurell, Helena, Gunnarsson, Ulf, Hansson, Lars-Erik

“…Background. The aims were to evaluate the importance of the formal competence of the emergency department physician, the patient’s time of arrival at the…”
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Diagnostic pitfalls and accuracy of diagnosis in acute abdominal pain by Laurell, Helena, Hansson, Lars-Erik, Gunnarsson, Ulf

“…Objective. To identify the differential diagnostic difficulties in acute abdominal pain at the emergency department and during hospitalization. Material…”
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Accuracy of White Blood Cell Count and C‐reactive Protein Levels Related to Duration of Symptoms in Patients Suspected of Acute Appendicitis by Atema, Jasper J., Gans, Sarah L., Beenen, Ludo F., Toorenvliet, Boudewijn R., Laurell, Helena, Stoker, Jaap, Boermeester, Marja A., Lewis, Lawrence

“…Objectives Low levels of white blood cell (WBC) count and C‐reactive protein (CRP) have been suggested to sufficiently rule out acute appendicitis. The…”
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C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Count as Triage Test Between Urgent and Nonurgent Conditions in 2961 Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain by Gans, Sarah L., Atema, Jasper J., Stoker, Jaap, Toorenvliet, Boudewijn R., Laurell, Helena, Boermeester, Marja A.

“…The purpose of this article is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell (WBC) count to discriminate between urgent…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Acute Diverticulitis with Non-Enhanced Low-Dose CT by Thorisson, Arnar, Nikberg, Maziar, Torkzad, Michael R, Laurell, Helena, Smedh, Kennet, Chabok, Abbas

“…Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of non-enhanced low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in acute colonic diverticulitis with contrast-enhanced…”
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Acute diverticulitis - clinical presentation and differential diagnostics by Laurell, H., Hansson, L.-E., Gunnarsson, U.

“…Objective  To describe the clinical presentation of acute diverticulitis in an emergency department and to characterize the natural history of diverticulitis…”
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External validation of two tools for the clinical diagnosis of acute diverticulitis without imaging by Kiewiet, Jordy J.S, Andeweg, Caroline S, Laurell, Helena, Daniels, Lidewine, Laméris, Wytze, Reitsma, Johannes B, Hendriks, Jan C.M, Bleichrodt, Robert P, van Goor, Harry, Boermeester, Marja A

“…Abstract Aim External validation and comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of two predictive tools, the emergency department triad and the clinical scoring…”
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Acute abdominal pain among elderly patients by Laurell, H, Hansson, L-E, Gunnarsson, U

“…Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in older persons is a challenge, with the age-related increase in concurrent diseases. In most western countries the number…”
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A reply to Sanders et al by Laurell, Helena, Hansson, Lars-Erik, Gunnarsson, Ulf

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Is there an association between adult coeliac disease and non-specific abdominal pain?: Reply by Laurell, Helena, Hansson, Lars-Erik, Gunnarsson, Ulf

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Why Do Surgeons Miss Malignancies in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain? by LAURELL, H, HANSSON, L.-E, GUNNARSSON, U

“…Background: The aim of this study was to characterize patients seeking medical advice for acute abdominal pain who were later diagnosed with an intra-abdominal…”
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