Optimising diagnostics to discriminate complicated from uncomplicated appendicitis: a prospective cohort study protocol

• Marja A Boermeester,
• Willem A Bemelman,
• Lianne Koens,
• Marcel G W Dijkgraaf,
• Charles C van Rossem,
• Wouter J Bom,
• Jaap Stoker,
• Kristien M A J Tytgat,
• Jochem C G Scheijmans,
• Sander Ubels,
• Anna A W van Geloven,
• Sarah L Gans

Affiliations

Marja A Boermeester

Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Willem A Bemelman

2 Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC - Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

Lianne Koens

16 Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

Marcel G W Dijkgraaf

Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Charles C van Rossem

Department of Surgery, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Wouter J Bom

Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC - Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Jaap Stoker

Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Kristien M A J Tytgat

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jochem C G Scheijmans

Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sander Ubels

Departement of Surgery, Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Anna A W van Geloven

Surgery, Tergooi Hospitals, Hilversum, The Netherlands

Sarah L Gans

Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands