Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Interobserver Agreement of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Detected Mesenteric Adenitis in Nonsurgical Pediatric Abdominal Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Pediatric emergency care
• Main Authors: Tsung, James W, Stone, Dana E, Sanders, Jennifer E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2024

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) may facilitate the diagnosis of nonsurgical sources of abdominal pain after surgical causes are excluded. Identifying mesenteric adenitis is a feasible PoCUS application due to its ease of use and speed. However, there are scant data...