Feasibility of pneumoperitoneum diagnosis using point-of-care ultrasound: A pilot study using a fresh cadaver model
Aims: To assess the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in the hands of two trained and blinded emergency physicians (EPs) in detecting very small amounts of free intraperitoneal air injected intra-abdominally, using a fresh human cadaver model. Material and methods: Fifteen cadavers were i...
Main Authors: | Carter, E. (Author), Dietrich, C.F (Author), Herbst, M.K (Author), Hoffmann, B. (Author), Wu, S. (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Societatea Romana de Ultrasonografie in Medicina si Biologie
2022
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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