Ways to decrease the number of diagnostic errors and to improve the treatment results in acute appendicitis
Litvinov, V.F.; Didur, M.E.; Oshovskiĭ, I.N.; Barilo, S.I.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 123(9): 27-30
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 505868 Document Number: 149829
The investigation of 2114 patients admitted for acute appendicitis has shown that after an examination by the surgeon and the blood and urine tests the diagnosis of acute appendicitis was rejected in 922 patients (43%). Out of 1192 patients admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis 183 patients (15,4%) did not confirm the diagnosis of acute appendicitis after additional examination and observation of the patients.