Acute abdominal pain in older adults: a clinical and diagnostic challenge.

CONCLUSIONS: A systematic approach based on the organization of differential diagnoses into categories, may provide a helpful framework by the combined use of history-taking, physical examination, and results of diagnostic studies. In elderly patients admitted to the emergency department, a crucial role is played by a prompt use of radiological investigations in order to discriminate between older subjects admitted to the emergency department with abdominal pain and pathological cases requiring immediate surgical treatment. PMID: 32550726 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research