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Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of fasting on the technical success of abdominal ultrasound examination. METHODS: In a randomized, prospective study, 150 patients for abdominal ultrasound were divided into two groups of 75 patients each with instructions to fast for six hours or have normal breakfast...

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Autores principales: Sinan, Tariq, Leven, Hans, Sheikh, Mehraj
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC183866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12873354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-3-1