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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Utility of point‐of‐care ultrasound in patients with suspected diverticulitis in the emergency department
Contributor:
Shokoohi, Hamid;
Nasser, Sigrid;
Pyle, Matthew;
Earls, James P.;
Liteplo, Andrew;
Boniface, Keith
Published:
Wiley, 2020
Published in:
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 48 (2020) 6, Seite 337-342
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/jcu.22857
ISSN:
1097-0096;
0091-2751
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractIn emergency department (ED) cases with clinically suspected diverticulitis, diagnostic imaging is often needed for diagnostic confirmation, to exclude complications, and to direct patient management. Patients typically undergo a CT scan in the ED; however, in a subset of cases with suspected diverticulitis, point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) may provide sufficient data to confirm the diagnosis and ascertain a safe plan for outpatient management.We review the main sonographic features of diverticulitis and discuss the diagnostic accuracy and potential benefits of a POCUS First model.