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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
6
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-3-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The clinical records of 45 patients with suspected intra-abdominal sepsis but without localizing abdominal signs were retrospectively reviewed. All had undergone both indium-111 leucocyte scintigraphy and real time ultrasound. Twenty-two of the 45 patients were subsequently shown to have intra-abdominal abscesses. Twenty-one patients were identified correctly by indium-111 scintigraphy (sensitivity 95%) and 10 by ultrasound (US: sensitivity 45%). There were two false positive scintiscans (specificity 91%) but no false positive US scans (specificity 100%). There was no correlation between the peripheral white cell count and the presence of absence of an abscess or the likelihood of obtaining a positive scintiscan result. Because of the excellent specificity ultrasound scanning should remain the initial investigations in this group of critically ill patients with indium-111 scintigraphy being used to clarify the US findings or in US negative patients.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
0035-8835
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
40
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
380-2
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Indium-111 leucocyte scintigraphy and ultrasound scanning in the detection of intra-abdominal abscesses in patients without localizing signs.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, UK.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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