The Utility of a Standardized Evaluation Form for Complaints in Patients with Acute Abdominal and Flank Pain

Gulen, Bedia; OKTAY, CEM; Akpinar, Guleser; SÖNMEZ, Ertan

doi:10.5152/eajem.2016.14471

The Utility of a Standardized Evaluation Form for Complaints in Patients with Acute Abdominal and Flank Pain

Gulen B., OKTAY C., Akpinar G., SÖNMEZ E.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.20-23, 2016 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajem.2016.14471
Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.20-23
Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal pain, flank, cost, standardized form, emergency department, EMERGENCY-DEPARTMENT, FOLLOW-UP, CLINICAL-OBSERVATION, ACUTE APPENDICITIS, DIAGNOSIS, TRIAL
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: In this study, we aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy and cost effectiveness of a first-step evaluation form, which we improved for patients administrated to the emergency department (ED) with non-traumatic acute abdominal and flank pain.