National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain — suspected appendicitis.

Guideline Title [3/5]
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain — suspected appendicitis.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Rosen MP, Ding A, Blake MA, Baker ME, Cash BD, Fidler JL, Grant TH, Greene FL, Jones B, Katz DS, Lalani T, Miller FH, Small WC, Spottswood S, Sudakoff GS, Tulchinsky M, Warshauer DM, Yee J, Coley BD, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain -- suspected appendicitis. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 7 p. [54 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Bree RL, Rosen MP, Foley WD, Gay SB, Grant TH, Heiken JP, Huprich JE, Lalani T, Miller FH, Ros PR, Sudakoff GS, Greene FL, Rockey DC, Expert Panel on Gastrointestinal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2007. 5 p. [35 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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National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain — suspected appendicitis.