In patients presenting to the emergency department with skin and soft tissue infections what is the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of abscess compared to the current standard of care? A systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this systematic review was to determine the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) in diagnosing abscess in emergency department (ED) patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). The secondary objective was the accuracy of POCUS in the paediat...

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Autores principales: Barbic, David, Chenkin, Jordan, Cho, Dennis D, Jelic, Tomislav, Scheuermeyer, Frank X
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28073795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013688

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28073795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013688

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