Acute abdominal pain location critical pathways
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Approach
abdominal pain critical pathways |
Hemodynamically stable | Yes | No |
Duration of abdominal pain | Acute | Chronic |
Acute abdomen | Likely | Unlikely |
Location of abdominal pain | Diffuse | ||
Right upper quadrant | Epigastric | Left upper quadrant | |
Epigastric | Periumbilical | Hypogastric | |
Right upper quadrant | Left flank | Left upper quadrant |