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Point-of-care ultrasound for the detection of hydronephrosis in emergency department patients with suspected renal colic

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) by emergency physicians for renal colic has been proposed as an alternative to computed tomography (CT) to avoid ionizing radiation exposure and shorten emergency department length of stay. Previous studies have employed experienced or credentialed ultras...

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Autores principales: Sibley, Stephanie, Roth, Nathan, Scott, Charles, Rang, Louise, White, Heather, Sivilotti, Marco L. A., Bruder, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7276462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32507905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-020-00178-3