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1937370

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
During an 8-month-period, 241 patients suffering from abdominal pain unrelated to trauma (mean age 48 years) attended the emergency room of the Department of Surgery of the University Hospital, Zürich. Forty-three percent presented during working hours, while 57% were admitted during the night or at the weekend. Clinical examination, abdominal roentgenograms (upright and supine) and sonography were the most commonly used diagnostic tools. Forty percent suffered from abdominal pain of unknown origin. The most common diagnosis on admission was appendicitis, but only half of these cases proved to be appendicitis. In 36% the diagnosis on admission corresponded both to the initial diagnosis made by a member of staff during his first visit, and to the final diagnosis. The initial diagnosis agreed with the final diagnosis in 57%. In 10% of the patients the cause of pain was not elucidated despite extensive diagnostic procedures. High technology and sophisticated diagnostic evaluation are less important than the clinical evaluation. The decision between operative and nonoperative treatment was based mainly on clinical findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Emergency room patients with abdominal pain unrelated to trauma: prospective analysis in a surgical university hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article