The importance of physician speciality on the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and its effect on morbidity in children

Aim Most acute appendicitis (AA) patients present first to physicians who are not paediatric surgeons. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between the speciality of the first physician and delays in diagnosis and morbidity in AA. Methods The study was planned pro...

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Published in:	Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 58; no. 11; pp. 2003 - 2007
Main Authors:	Bostancı, Süleyman A, Şenel, Emrah
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01-11-2022 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain - diagnosis Abdominal Pain - etiology acute appendicitis Acute Disease Appendectomy - adverse effects Appendicitis Appendicitis - diagnosis Appendicitis - surgery Child children Clinical competence Humans Medical diagnosis Medical errors misdiagnosis Morbidity Pediatrics Physicians Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Retrospective Studies Specialists acute appendicitis children misdiagnosis
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