September 2018. Volume 14. Number 2

Point-of-care ultrasound: a good option for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in childhood

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rating: 0 (0 Votes)
Newsletter Free Subscription
Regularly recieve most recent articles by e-mail
Subscribe
Print
Add to library
Discuss this article

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Doniger SJ, Kornblith A.Point-of-care ultrasound integrated into a staged diagnostic algorithm for pediatric appendicitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Feb;34(2):109-115.
Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Martín Masot R2.
1UGC Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Área Hospitalaria de Granada. Granada. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 03/09/2018
Acceptance date: 12/09/2018
Publication date: 19/09/2018

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: in pediatric patients with clinical concern for acute appendicitis, the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is as accurate as radiology-performed ultrasound in evaluating children into a staged diagnostic algorithm, and it is more available, so it could be the first test to perform.

Reviewers’ commentary: a point-of-care ultrasound, performed by doctors not specialists in radiology, is a good option to increase the diagnostic efficacy for acute appendicitis in the child. But first and foremost, you must make sure that the doctor who performs it has a good reproducibility and concordance with radiologist sonographers, being essential for this purpose the adequate training to become competent and experienced in the performance of the examination.

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Martín Masot R. Ecografía al pie del paciente: una buena herramienta para el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda. Evid Pediatr. 2018;14:19.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Doniger SJ, Kornblith A.Point-of-care ultrasound integrated into a staged diagnostic algorithm for pediatric appendicitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Feb;34(2):109-115.
Reviewers: Ortega Páez E1, Martín Masot R2.
1UGC Maracena. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Área Hospitalaria de Granada. Granada. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo Ortega Páez. Email: edortegap@gmail.com
Reception date: 03/09/2018
Acceptance date: 12/09/2018
Publication date: 19/09/2018

How to cite this article

Ortega Páez E, Martín Masot R. Ecografía al pie del paciente: una buena herramienta para el diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda. Evid Pediatr. 2018;14:19.

19/09/2018

Linked Comment