Ultrasound for acute pyelonephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jessica YuMuhuntha Sri-GaneshanDe Villiers SmitBiswadev MitraPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2024)
Patients with APN are commonly investigated with US, but only a small proportion have abnormalities and appear to be associated with changes in clinical management. The use of routine US for APN is therefore questioned. The identification of clinical variables for appropriate selection of patients to investigate with US requires further research.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical practice
- respiratory failure
- intensive care unit
- patient reported
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- hepatitis b virus
- mass spectrometry
- urinary tract infection