Recognition of pneumoperitoneum using bedside ultrasound in critically ill patients presenting with acute abdominal pain

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 838-841

  Jones, Robert ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548539462     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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