Bedside Clinical Ultrasound Performed by Family Physicians in Adult Patients With Abdominal Pain in a Hospital Emergency Department: Protocol for a Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound is a valuable bedside tool that, with adequate training, can reduce diagnostic uncertainty and improve clinical accuracy. Abdominal pain is a frequent complaint in emergency departments and often requires imaging for appropriate management.

Objective

This study aims to assess the impact of bedside clinical ultrasound performed by family physicians on length of stay, number of basic radiological tests, and need for further diagnostic evaluations in adult patients with abdominal pain.

Methods

This is a pilot quasi-experimental study assessing feasibility and viability, with a nonrandomized control group, to be conducted in the Emergency Department of Hospital Comarcal de Riotinto. Adult patients (≥18 y) presenting with abdominal pain

SUBMITTER: Carbajo Martin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758840 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature