Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series

INTRODUCTION: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department...

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Autores principales: Yum, Jung, Hoffman, Taryn, Naraghi, Leily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34813423
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.4.52139
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description INTRODUCTION: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department (ED). CASE SERIES: Three elderly patients presented to the ED with the complaints of syncope, abdominal pain with constipation, and unresponsiveness. The emergency physicians used POCUS to diagnose and then expedite the necessary treatment. CONCLUSION: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used by emergency physicians to diagnose pneumoperitoneum in the ED.
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spelling pubmed-86104892021-11-29 Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series Yum, Jung Hoffman, Taryn Naraghi, Leily Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Series INTRODUCTION: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department (ED). CASE SERIES: Three elderly patients presented to the ED with the complaints of syncope, abdominal pain with constipation, and unresponsiveness. The emergency physicians used POCUS to diagnose and then expedite the necessary treatment. CONCLUSION: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used by emergency physicians to diagnose pneumoperitoneum in the ED. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8610489/ /pubmed/34813423 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.4.52139 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Yum et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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title_short Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_sort timely diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department: a case series
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