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- Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis - MDCalc
The Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis distinguishes septic arthritis from transient synovitis in a child with an inflamed hip
- Emil Theodor Kocher - Wikipedia
Emil Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 – 27 July 1917) was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid [1][2] Among his many accomplishments are the introduction and promotion of aseptic surgery and scientific methods in su
- Emil Theodor Kocher | Nobel Prize, Surgery Thyroid | Britannica
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss surgeon who won the 1909 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the thyroid gland After qualifying in medicine at the University of Bern in 1865, Kocher studied in Berlin, London, Paris, and Vienna, where he was a pupil of Theodor Billroth
- Theodor Kocher – Facts - NobelPrize. org
Emil Theodor Kocher Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909 Born: 25 August 1841, Bern, Switzerland Died: 27 July 1917, Bern, Switzerland Affiliation at the time of the award: Berne University, Bern, Switzerland Prize motivation: “for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland” Prize share: 1 1
- The Kocher–Caird Criteria for Pediatric Septic Arthritis of the Hip . . .
The Kocher criteria found their roots in multiple studies, conducted from the 1970s onward, investigating the diagnostic role of serum WBC count and differentiation and of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in cases of TSH and SAH [13, 15, 17, 18]
- Transient Synovitis or Septic Arthritis? Evaluating the Kocher Criteria
The Kocher criteria, especially when used in conjunction with CRP, can help guide the need for arthrocentesis and consultation of orthopedic surgery however the positive predictive value of the criteria is variable
- Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Septic Arthritis and . . .
The Kocher criteria can be used to quickly identify subsets of patients who need urgent orthopedic consultation and those who can be observed When to Use The Kocher criteria can be applied to all pediatric patients with an acutely irritable hip for whom SA and TS are in the differential diagnosis Next Steps
- Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis - QxMD
The Kocher score was retrospectively derived by Kocher et al in 1999 as a way to help clinicians differentiate between septic arthritis and transient tenosynovitis in pediatric patients with inflamed hips
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