Point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose acute cholecystitis in the emergency department: A scoping review.

Alexander Joyce Peter James SnellingTarek ElsayedGerben Keijzers

Published in: Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine (2023)

This review highlights the heterogeneity of existing research, emphasising the need for standardisation of training and reference standards in order to precisely define the utility of POCUS for acute cholecystitis in the ED and its benefits on ED resource utilisation.

Keyphrases

emergency department
liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
magnetic resonance imaging
single cell
computed tomography
acute respiratory distress syndrome
adverse drug