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Five years experience of using ultraportable sonography for urological emergencies
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Source
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.31-36, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
This study aimed to evaluate the use of ultraportable sonography in the emergency department for urological emergency conditions by one urosurgeon.
The results were compared to the final diagnosis after performing a second sonography, computed tomography and cystoscopy so to calculate the specificity and sensitivity of this test and outline its advantages and disadvantages for the emergency department and the examining urologist.
This prospective study was done between 2010 and 2015.
A 217 patients with either flank pain or hematuria were included.
An ultraportable sonography was used to examine all patients at the emergency department and the results were compared to the final diagnosis after evaluating those patients with another ultrasound, contrast study, computed tomography and cystoscopy.
The statistical analysis of the results showed a very high sensitivity of 97%, with a specificity of 75%, the false positive ratio was 25% which is high but the false negative result rate is 3.0% which was low, there was a high predictive value of 98% for positive, and only 66.7% for negative with a likelihood ratio of 3.881 for positive results.
In conclusion, ultraportable sonography can be used with high efficacy and accuracy in emergency urological conditions, it carry a lot of satisfaction for both the patient and the physician, it can improve patient management by reducing the time needed for diagnosing and assessing the patient condition.
It is strongly recommend for primarily use in the emergency department.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Karim, Mahmud Shakir. 2017. Five years experience of using ultraportable sonography for urological emergencies. Basrah Journal of Surgery،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Karim, Mahmud Shakir. Five years experience of using ultraportable sonography for urological emergencies. Basrah Journal of Surgery Vol. 23, no. 1 (Jun. 2017), pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Karim, Mahmud Shakir. Five years experience of using ultraportable sonography for urological emergencies. Basrah Journal of Surgery. 2017. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 36
Record ID
BIM-796372