The American journal of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
Assessment of emergency physician-performed ultrasound in evaluating nonspecific abdominal pain.
The objective of this pilot study was to lay the groundwork for future studies assessing the impact of emergency physician-performed ultrasound (EPUS) on diagnostic testing and decision making in emergency department (ED) patients with nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP). ⋯ Emergency physician-performed ultrasound appears to positively impact decision making and diagnostic workup for patients presenting to the ED with NSAP and should be studied further.