Acute appendicitis: emergency medicine physician and surgeon clinical judgment vs abdominal computed tomography scan

To the Editor, We read, with great interest, the article by Jo et al [1], "The accuracy of emergency medicine and surgical residents in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis," which states that, in patients with right lower quadrant abdominal pain who have already been evaluated by an emerge...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2011-11, Vol.29 (9), p.1230-1231
Main Authors: Johari, Hamed Ghoddusi, MD, Mohseni, Gholam Reza, MD, Eskandari, Shima, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendicitis
Appendicitis - diagnosis
Clinical Competence - standards
Computed tomography
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine - standards
Female
General Surgery - standards
Humans
Internship and Residency - standards
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medicine
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Summary:To the Editor, We read, with great interest, the article by Jo et al [1], "The accuracy of emergency medicine and surgical residents in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis," which states that, in patients with right lower quadrant abdominal pain who have already been evaluated by an emergency medicine resident, consultation evaluation by a surgical resident does not appear to improve clinical diagnostic accuracy, and routine performance of computed tomography (CT) before surgical consultation should be considered for these patients [1].
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.010