SGEM#398: Another Ab Gets BUSED – POCUS in the ED for Biliary Disease

Studi estratti dal podcast di Dr. Ken Milne

• 2022BUSEDImaging & DiagnosticsIn100 emergency department patients with biliary disease on point-of-care ultrasound,surgical plans made from POCUS alonewere unchanged in 90% compared withplans after formal radiology ultrasoundforfinal management decisions.
• 2006Impact of the operator's experience on transabdominal ultrasound in choledocholithiasisImaging & DiagnosticsIn 124 patients with suspected bile duct stones, ultrasound by experienced examiners detected stones nearly twice as often as by less-experienced examiners.