The usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in dehydrated patients in a pediatric emergency department

The usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in dehydrated patients in a pediatric emergency department

Abstract Backgrounds Dehydration is among the most common causes of Pediatric Emergency Department admission; however, no clinical signs, symptoms, or biomarkers have demonstrated sufficient sensitivity, specificity, or reliability to predict dehydration. Methods We conducted a prospective, monocent...

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Main Authors: Tommaso Bellini, Benedetta Chianucci, Matteo D’Alessandro, Margherita Ricci, Maria Grazia Calevo, Silvia Misley, Emanuela Piccotti, Andrea Moscatelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
Point-of-care ultrasound
Pediatric emergency department
Dehydration
Acute gastroenteritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-023-00354-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-023-00354-1

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