Initial accuracy of bedside ultrasound performed by emergency physicians for multiple indications after a short training period

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1943-1949

  Torres Macho, Juan ^a   Antón Santos, Juan M ^b   García Gutierrez, Isabel ^b   De Castro García, María ^b   Gámez Díez, Sergio ^b   De La Torre, Pilar García ^b   Latorre Barcenilla, Gonzalo ^b   Majo Carbajo, Yolanda ^b   Reparaz González, Juan C ^b   De Casasola, Gonzalo García ^b  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84869201304     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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