Factors contributing to uncertainty in paediatric abdominal ultrasound reports in the paediatric emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abdominal pain, which is a common cause of children presenting to the paediatric emergency department (PED), is often evaluated by ultrasonography (US). However, uncertainty in US reports may necessitate additional imaging.

Objective

In this study, we evaluated factors contributing to uncertainty in paediatric abdominal US reports in the PED.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study included children younger than 18 years of age who underwent abdominal US in the PED of the study hospital between January 2017 and December 2019. After exclusion, the researchers manually reviewed and classified all US reports as 'certain' or 'uncertain'. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the factors contributing to

SUBMITTER: Hwang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566031 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature