Abdominal radiography in the emergency department: a prospective analysis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We present a prospective analysis of 100 consecutive abdominal radiographs of 96 emergency patients who were referred to radiology with a variety of abdominal complaints. In patients with diffuse, nonspecific abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or gastrointestinal bleeding, 98% of the radiographs were negative or had positive findings which were unrelated to the current clinical problem. Ninety-three percent of the positive radiographs that were related to the acute problem occurred in patients with renal colic; hematuria; ingestion of foreign bodies; previously known surgical conditions, such as incarcerated hernias; intra-abdominal metastatic carcinoma; fecal impaction; or true acute abdominal syndromes.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- McCook, TA; Ravin, CE; Rice, RP
Published Date
- January 1, 1982
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 11 / 1
Start / End Page
- 7 - 8
PubMed ID
- 6976766
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0196-0644
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0196-0644(82)80004-8
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States