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    Emerg Med J. 2002 Sep;19(5):429-30.

    Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. White cell count and diagnosing appendicitis in adults.

    Abstract

    A short cut review was carried out to establish whether a single white cell count has clinical utility in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults. Altogether 176 papers were found using the reported search, of which five presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date, and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.

    PMID:
    12204994
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC1725968
    Free PMC Article

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