Teaching limited compression ultrasound to general practitioners reduces referrals of suspected DVT to a hospital: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Teaching limited compression ultrasound to general practitioners reduces referrals of suspected DVT to a hospital: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to retrospectively determine whether teaching limited compression ultrasound (LCUS) to general practitioners (GP) would reduce the number of patients with a suspected lower extremity DVT referred to a hospital for ultrasound (US) examination. According t...

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Main Authors: Ossi Hannula, Ritva Vanninen, Suvi Rautiainen, Kalle Mattila, Harri Hyppölä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
DVT
General practitioner
LCUS
POCUS
Postgraduate medical education
Primary health care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00204-y

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