Open AccessThe Use of Ultrasonography to Assess Patients with Right Lower Quadrant Pain in the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Siu AYC,
Chung CH
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790701400202
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , ultrasonography , abdominal pain , appendicitis , emergency physician , quadrant (abdomen) , radiology , acute appendicitis , physical examination , acute abdominal pain , abdominal ultrasonography , emergency medicine , general surgery , surgery , psychiatry
Acute appendicitis is always a clinical challenge to emergency physicians. Clinical examination or blood tests are notoriously unreliable in making the diagnosis, especially in the early phase of the disease. Computed tomogram can facilitate the diagnosis, however it is usually not easily accessible to emergency physicians. Bedside ultrasonography is now frequently used by emergency physicians in various situations for the assessment of patients. This study aimed at exploring the potential use of bedside ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in patients presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain.