Feasibility of Emergency Physician Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Multi-Center Case Series

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-286

  Malcom III, George E ^a   Raio, Christopher C ^a   Del Rios, Marina ^b   Blaivas, Michael ^c   Tsung, James W ^d  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; emergency ultrasound; pediatric; pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; INFANT; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PHYSICIANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; VOMITING;

EID: 70349144149     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.053     Document Type: Article

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