Accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound and radiology-performed ultrasound for intussusception: A systematic review and meta-analysis

It is unclear whether point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by emergency medicine physicians is as accurate as radiology-performed ultrasound (RADUS). We aim to summarize the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for intussusception and to compare the performance between POCUS and RADUS.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - June 3, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Po-Yang Tsou, Yu-Hsun Wang, Yu-Kun Ma, Julia K. Deanehan, Jason Gillon, Eric H. Chou, Tzu-Chun Hsu, Yuan-Chun Huang, Judy Lin, Chien-Chang Lee Source Type: research