Emergency Department Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Can Reduce Length of Stay in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Retrospective Review.

Kathryn E KasmireJoshua J Davis

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

POCUS can reduce LOS and imaging cost in suspected pediatric appendicitis. Further study is warranted to determine which patients benefit the most from POCUS and whether the results are applicable in other settings.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
young adults