Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on disposition time of patients presenting with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, done by emergency physicians

Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on disposition time of patients presenting with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, done by emergency physicians

Background: Point-of-care venous compression ultrasound (VCU) is highly accurate in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) diagnosis; however, waiting to perform this exam by radiologists, may cause delay in patients' disposition. Objective: To compare the effect of point-of-care VCU on patients' disp...

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Main Authors: Javad Seyedhosseini, Arash Fadavi, Elnaz Vahidi, Morteza Saeedi, Mehdi Momeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245224731730153X

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