ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess - American College of Radiology

GUIDELINE TITLE
American College of Radiology
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)
Grant TH, Rosen MP, Fidler JL, Gay SB, Greene FL, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Rockey DC, Sudakoff GS, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 7 p. [67 references]

GUIDELINE STATUS
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Rosen MP, Bree RL, Foley WD, Gay SB, Glick SN, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Levine MS, Ros PR, Shuman WP, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. Acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 7 p. [56 references]

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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