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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