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Utility of point‐of‐care ultrasound in patients with suspected diverticulitis in the emergency department
Author(s) -
Shokoohi Hamid,
Nasser Sigrid,
Pyle Matthew,
Earls James P.,
Liteplo Andrew,
Boniface Keith
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22857
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , diverticulitis , point of care ultrasound , point of care , ultrasound , point of care testing , radiology , emergency medicine , medical emergency , surgery , general surgery , pathology , nursing
In emergency department (ED) cases with clinically suspected diverticulitis, diagnostic imaging is often needed for diagnostic confirmation, to exclude complications, and to direct patient management. Patients typically undergo a CT scan in the ED; however, in a subset of cases with suspected diverticulitis, point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) may provide sufficient data to confirm the diagnosis and ascertain a safe plan for outpatient management.We review the main sonographic features of diverticulitis and discuss the diagnostic accuracy and potential benefits of a POCUS First model.