Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Introduction: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is known as a common cause of acute abdominal complaints in the emergency department (ED). The modality of choice for the diagnosis of SBO has not yet been established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the accuracy of ultrason...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Farrokhi, Mohsen Motavaselian, Parisa Jafari Khouzani, Atousa Moghadam Fard, Fatemeh Daeizadeh, Mahya Pourrahimi, Reyhaneh Mehrabani, Reza Amani-Beni, Masoud Farrokhi, Faezeh Jalayer Sarnaghy, Asal Mir, Reza Tavakoli, Heidar Fadavian, Reza Mehdinezhad, Parisa Masoudikabir, Tohid Karami, Roozbeh Roohinezhad, Yalda Yazdani, Didar Ghasemi, Farideh Rezaeizadeh, Alireza Hadizadeh, Rojin Sarallah, Ashkan Shafigh, Solmaz Aminpour, Amirhossein Esfahani, Seyedsaber Mirabdali, Zahrasadat Hosseini, Farahnaz Saharkhiz, Mehrzad Khodsiani, Fahimeh Ebrahimi Tirtashi, Shabnam Esmailian Dehkordi, Nafise Sadat Amini, Mahsa Aran, Zohreh Abolghasemfard, Nazanin Sanjarinia, Zeynab Abdollahi, Fatemeh Abediankenari, Erfan Ghadirzadeh, Mehran Khodashenas, Ali Jahanshahi
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Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/2265
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author Mehrdad Farrokhi
Mohsen Motavaselian
Parisa Jafari Khouzani
Atousa Moghadam Fard
Fatemeh Daeizadeh
Mahya Pourrahimi
Reyhaneh Mehrabani
Reza Amani-Beni
Masoud Farrokhi
Faezeh Jalayer Sarnaghy
Asal Mir
Reza Tavakoli
Heidar Fadavian
Reza Mehdinezhad
Parisa Masoudikabir
Tohid Karami
Roozbeh Roohinezhad
Yalda Yazdani
Didar Ghasemi
Farideh Rezaeizadeh
Alireza Hadizadeh
Rojin Sarallah
Ashkan Shafigh
Solmaz Aminpour
Amirhossein Esfahani
Seyedsaber Mirabdali
Zahrasadat Hosseini
Farahnaz Saharkhiz
Mehrzad Khodsiani
Fahimeh Ebrahimi Tirtashi
Shabnam Esmailian Dehkordi
Nafise Sadat Amini
Mahsa Aran
Zohreh Abolghasemfard
Nazanin Sanjarinia
Zeynab Abdollahi
Fatemeh Abediankenari
Erfan Ghadirzadeh
Mehran Khodashenas
Ali Jahanshahi
author_facet Mehrdad Farrokhi
Mohsen Motavaselian
Parisa Jafari Khouzani
Atousa Moghadam Fard
Fatemeh Daeizadeh
Mahya Pourrahimi
Reyhaneh Mehrabani
Reza Amani-Beni
Masoud Farrokhi
Faezeh Jalayer Sarnaghy
Asal Mir
Reza Tavakoli
Heidar Fadavian
Reza Mehdinezhad
Parisa Masoudikabir
Tohid Karami
Roozbeh Roohinezhad
Yalda Yazdani
Didar Ghasemi
Farideh Rezaeizadeh
Alireza Hadizadeh
Rojin Sarallah
Ashkan Shafigh
Solmaz Aminpour
Amirhossein Esfahani
Seyedsaber Mirabdali
Zahrasadat Hosseini
Farahnaz Saharkhiz
Mehrzad Khodsiani
Fahimeh Ebrahimi Tirtashi
Shabnam Esmailian Dehkordi
Nafise Sadat Amini
Mahsa Aran
Zohreh Abolghasemfard
Nazanin Sanjarinia
Zeynab Abdollahi
Fatemeh Abediankenari
Erfan Ghadirzadeh
Mehran Khodashenas
Ali Jahanshahi
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description Introduction: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is known as a common cause of acute abdominal complaints in the emergency department (ED). The modality of choice for the diagnosis of SBO has not yet been established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of SBO. Methods: Systematic search was performed on five electronic databases including Medline, Scopus, Web of Sciences, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and the retrieval period was from the inception of each database to November 2023. The quality of the included studies were investigated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2). The pooled values of diagnostic characteristics for ultrasonography were estimated using meta-Disc and Stata statistical software. Results: Twenty-one studies with a total of 1977 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimate for sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the summary ROC curve of ultrasonography for diagnosing SBO were 0.93 (95% CI: 0.91–0.95), 0.8 (95% CI: 0.77–0.83), 5.69 (95% CI: 3.64–8.89), 0.1 (95% CI: 0.07–0.16), 83.51 (95% CI: 18.12–182.91) and 0.96, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this meta-analysis showed that the utilization of ultrasonography holds promise as a diagnostic imaging for SBO with high accuracy. However, additional worldwide studies are essential to get more evidence on the value of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of SBO.
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spelling doaj.art-f71d33adfbe144eead5b81db8dd0b0d72024-03-10T09:06:06ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042024-03-0112110.22037/aaem.v12i1.2265Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisMehrdad FarrokhiMohsen MotavaselianParisa Jafari KhouzaniAtousa Moghadam FardFatemeh DaeizadehMahya PourrahimiReyhaneh MehrabaniReza Amani-BeniMasoud FarrokhiFaezeh Jalayer SarnaghyAsal MirReza TavakoliHeidar FadavianReza MehdinezhadParisa MasoudikabirTohid KaramiRoozbeh RoohinezhadYalda YazdaniDidar GhasemiFarideh RezaeizadehAlireza HadizadehRojin SarallahAshkan ShafighSolmaz AminpourAmirhossein EsfahaniSeyedsaber MirabdaliZahrasadat HosseiniFarahnaz SaharkhizMehrzad KhodsianiFahimeh Ebrahimi TirtashiShabnam Esmailian DehkordiNafise Sadat AminiMahsa AranZohreh AbolghasemfardNazanin SanjariniaZeynab AbdollahiFatemeh AbediankenariErfan GhadirzadehMehran KhodashenasAli Jahanshahi Introduction: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is known as a common cause of acute abdominal complaints in the emergency department (ED). The modality of choice for the diagnosis of SBO has not yet been established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of SBO. Methods: Systematic search was performed on five electronic databases including Medline, Scopus, Web of Sciences, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and the retrieval period was from the inception of each database to November 2023. The quality of the included studies were investigated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2). The pooled values of diagnostic characteristics for ultrasonography were estimated using meta-Disc and Stata statistical software. Results: Twenty-one studies with a total of 1977 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimate for sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the summary ROC curve of ultrasonography for diagnosing SBO were 0.93 (95% CI: 0.91–0.95), 0.8 (95% CI: 0.77–0.83), 5.69 (95% CI: 3.64–8.89), 0.1 (95% CI: 0.07–0.16), 83.51 (95% CI: 18.12–182.91) and 0.96, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this meta-analysis showed that the utilization of ultrasonography holds promise as a diagnostic imaging for SBO with high accuracy. However, additional worldwide studies are essential to get more evidence on the value of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of SBO. https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/2265DiagnosisIntestinal ObstructionUltrasonographyMeta-analysis
spellingShingle Mehrdad Farrokhi
Mohsen Motavaselian
Parisa Jafari Khouzani
Atousa Moghadam Fard
Fatemeh Daeizadeh
Mahya Pourrahimi
Reyhaneh Mehrabani
Reza Amani-Beni
Masoud Farrokhi
Faezeh Jalayer Sarnaghy
Asal Mir
Reza Tavakoli
Heidar Fadavian
Reza Mehdinezhad
Parisa Masoudikabir
Tohid Karami
Roozbeh Roohinezhad
Yalda Yazdani
Didar Ghasemi
Farideh Rezaeizadeh
Alireza Hadizadeh
Rojin Sarallah
Ashkan Shafigh
Solmaz Aminpour
Amirhossein Esfahani
Seyedsaber Mirabdali
Zahrasadat Hosseini
Farahnaz Saharkhiz
Mehrzad Khodsiani
Fahimeh Ebrahimi Tirtashi
Shabnam Esmailian Dehkordi
Nafise Sadat Amini
Mahsa Aran
Zohreh Abolghasemfard
Nazanin Sanjarinia
Zeynab Abdollahi
Fatemeh Abediankenari
Erfan Ghadirzadeh
Mehran Khodashenas
Ali Jahanshahi
Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction
Ultrasonography
Meta-analysis
title Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
title_full Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
title_fullStr Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
title_short Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Identification of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
title_sort diagnostic performance of ultrasonography for identification of small bowel obstruction a systematic review and meta analysis
topic Diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction
Ultrasonography
Meta-analysis
url https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/2265
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