Contrast‐enhanced point of care ultrasound for the evaluation of stable blunt abdominal trauma by the emergency physician: A prospective diagnostic study

Abstract Objectives Clinical examination alone cannot reliably rule out significant traumatic abdominal injury. Computed tomography (CT) has become the primary method for evaluating blunt abdominal trauma and clinicians rely heavily on it to rule out abdominal injury. Ultrasound examination may miss...

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Main Authors: Viviane Donner, Julian Thaler, Wolf E Hautz, Thomas Christian Sauter, Daniel Ott, Karsten Klingberg, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Beat Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13123
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