Influence of the use of Decision Tools for Appendicitis and Diverticulitis on Diagnostic Certainty in the Emergency Department

SL Gans^1*, JJS Kiewiet¹, B Mirck¹, SC Donkervoort², BC Vrouenraets³, DJ Gouma¹ and MA Boermeester¹

¹Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

²Department of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

³Department of Surgery, Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

^*Corresponding Author: SL Gans, MD, Academic Medical Center, Postbox 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands Email: