ASSESSMENT OF THE USABILITY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY BY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.30, no.2, pp.509-513, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2014
- Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.509-513
- Keywords: Emergency medicine, bedside ultrasonography, gallbladder
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: Early diagnosis of acute stony cholecystitis allows rapid treatment and reduces mortality and morbidity. In this paper, we aimed to assess the competence of emergency medicine physicians in the ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallbladder pathologies in patients presenting at emergency departments with upper right quadrant pain.