Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) nuclear scans in the diagnosis of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome in children
Villaneuva E V S
Record ID 32003000671
English
Authors' objectives:
This aim of this report was to assess the accuracy and reliability of DTPA scans in the diagnosis of haemolytic-uraemic syndrome in children.
Authors' recommendations:
- Only one study was available that met inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- The study was a case series of 26 children with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome examined in an American hospital from 1972 to 1979.
- The authors report that there was not correlation between radionuclide patterns and the outcome of the disease.
- The authors could not recommend the use of radionuclide renography for this disease in this population.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthservices/cce/evidence/
Year Published:
2000
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Child
- Pentetic Acid
- Radioisotope Renography
- Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Contact
Organisation Name:
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
Contact Address:
Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Block E, Monash Medical Centre, Locked Bag 29, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. Tel: +61 3 9594 7505; Fax: +61 3 9594 7552.
Contact Name:
cce@med.monash.edu.au.
Contact Email:
cce@med.monash.edu.au.
Copyright:
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE)
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