Community hospitals are more than 4 times more likely than pediatric institutions to use radiation-exposing computed tomography (CT) scans and 80% less likely to use ultrasound for pre-appendectomy ...

In an attempt to limit radiation exposure from CT in the evaluation of abdominal pain, many centers have adopted an "ultrasound first, followed by CT if needed" approach. CT is typically used when the ...

Appendicitis, the most common potential surgical problem for kids seen in the emergency department, can be visualized with a high degree of accuracy using point-of-care ultrasound. Using it as ...

Table 1: Overview of the Bevan et al. (2011) study Table 2: Overview of the Buntsma et al. (2012) study Table 3: Overview of the Marciano et al. (2013) study Table 4: Overview of the Rowe et al. (2014 ...