Ultrasonography by emergency medicine and radiology residents for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 260-264

  Ünlüer, Erden Erol ^a   Yavaşi, Özcan ^a   Eroǧlu, Orhan ^a   Yilmaz, Cengiz ^b   Akarca, Funda Karbek ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Bozyaka Research and Training Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

bedside ultrasonography; emergency medicine resident; radiology resident; small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956410536     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328336c736     Document Type: Article

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