The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether surgeon-performed ultrasound as a supplement to clinical investigation when a patient presents with abdominal pain in the emergency department can improve the management of the patient.
Surgeon-performed ultrasound bedside in the emergency department when a patient presents with abdominal pain is quite common in Continental Europe and USA. It is considered to be implemented at emergency departments all over Sweden. This is the first randomized study performed to evaluate the method. In our study we compare diagnostic accuracy and further management of patients admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain, with or without examination with surgeon-performed ultrasound bedside.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
800
After clinical investigation including standardized laboratory tests the patient in the intervention arm is examined with abdominal ultrasound performed by the study surgeon.
Proportion of correct diagnosis
Time frame: 6 weeks
Time consumption in emergency department Time to decision about surgical intervention Amount of complementary examinations Amount of hospital admissions Patient satisfaction in the emergency ward and at follow up Consumption of health care
Time frame: 2 years
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