The American journal of emergency medicine
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The act of filling the bladder prior to obtaining an ultrasound is often the rate limiting factor in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion in pediatric females. The objective of this study was to evaluate if low dose furosemide plus IV fluid administration results in faster bladder filling time in comparison to IV fluid administration alone in females age 8-18 with suspected ovarian torsion. ⋯ Furosemide administration leads to a statistically and clinically significant difference in the time to fill the bladder of pediatric females awaiting pelvic US and leads to more rapid ultrasonography and interpretation by a radiologist in our setting.