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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Observation Safely Reduces the Use of the Computerized Tomography in Medium-to-Low-Risk Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Raminta Luksaite-Lukste, Igne Gecaite, Kristina Marcinkeviciute, Eimantas Dumskis, Arturas Samuilis, Tadas Zvirblis, Eugenijus Jasiunas, Augustinas Bausys, Mantas Drungilas, Martynas Luksta and 8 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Raminta Luksaite-LuksteClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-0545-8806
Igne GecaiteDepartment of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Kristina MarcinkeviciuteFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-6821-8925
Eimantas DumskisDepartment of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Arturas SamuilisDepartment of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Tadas ZvirblisFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-9368-8726
Eugenijus JasiunasVilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Augustinas BausysFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-1848-2960
Mantas DrungilasVilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, LT-08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Martynas LukstaClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-8023-9908
Marius KryzauskasClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-6373-9721
Marius PetrulionisClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Augustas BeisaClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Simonas UselisClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-4568-666X
Gintare Valeikaite-TauginineneClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-2296-5191
Rokas RackauskasClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-6116-2930
Kestutis StrupasClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-1690-937X
Tomas PoskusClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-6931-6041

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abdomenabdominal ultrasoundacute appendicitisionizing radiation reductionobservation

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PMID38929896
PMCPMC11203661

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