Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of surgeon-performed ultrasound on diagnosis of abdominal pain.
A randomised study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of surgeon-performed ultrasound in the emergency department for patients presenting with abdominal pain. ⋯ For patients with acute abdominal pain, higher diagnostic accuracy is achieved when surgeons use ultrasound as a diagnostic complement to standard examination. The use of bedside ultrasound should be considered in emergency departments.