Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series

Introduction: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department...

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Autores principales:	Jung Yum, Taryn Hoffman, Leily Naraghi
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Publicado:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021
Materias:	Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3aa6476f2a314c619b62c6361bda72f72021-11-23T20:02:51ZTimely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series2474-252X10.5811/cpcem.2021.4.52139https://doaj.org/article/3aa6476f2a314c619b62c6361bda72f72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://escholarship.org/uc/item/5kr5k32hhttps://doaj.org/toc/2474-252XIntroduction: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department (ED). Case Series: Three elderly patients presented to the ED with the complaints of syncope, abdominal pain with constipation, and unresponsiveness. The emergency physicians used POCUS to diagnose and then expedite the necessary treatment. Conclusion: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used by emergency physicians to diagnose pneumoperitoneum in the ED.Jung YumTaryn HoffmanLeily NaraghieScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaarticleMedical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidRC86-88.9ENClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9 Jung Yum Taryn Hoffman Leily Naraghi Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
description	Introduction: Pneumoperitoneum is a life-threatening diagnosis that requires timely diagnosis and action. We present a case series of patients with perforated hollow viscus who were accurately diagnosed by emergency physicians using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) while in the emergency department (ED). Case Series: Three elderly patients presented to the ED with the complaints of syncope, abdominal pain with constipation, and unresponsiveness. The emergency physicians used POCUS to diagnose and then expedite the necessary treatment. Conclusion: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used by emergency physicians to diagnose pneumoperitoneum in the ED.
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title	Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_short	Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_full	Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_fullStr	Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_full_unstemmed	Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series
title_sort	timely diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department: a case series
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Timely Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Series

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