Combination of skin temperature and a single white cell count does not improve diagnostic accuracy in acute appendicitis.
Middleton
S B
SB
Department of Surgery, Princess Alexandra's Royal Air Force Hospital, Wroughton, Swindon, UK.
Whitbread
T
T
Morgans
B T
BT
Mason
P F
PF
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012881:Skin Temperature