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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Research Article
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
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Sumario: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 respectively. RESULT: The technical success of the abdominal ultrasound performed by radiologists blinded to the instruction did not differ significantly between the groups. CONCLUSION: It appears that routine fasting before abdominal ultrasound is not necessary.

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