Diagnostic impact of emergency ultrasound for cholecystitis
Lubna Alshibani,
Ftoon Abdulrahman Alebrahaimi,
Noura Syed Ahmed
et al.
Abstract:Background: Previous studies reported different rates of accuracy considering the use of POCUS in diagnosis of cholecystitis indicating that POCUS is not enough when deciding the management. The aim of this study is to compare POCUS findings in the diagnosing of the acute cholecystitis performed by both emergency medicine residents and radiologists.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted in the ED of KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The population consisted of patients presented to the ER with RUQ (rig… Show more
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