Multiple studies confirm that point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) has a high sensitivity and
specificity for cholelithiasis and cholecystitis. However, there is poor perceived reliability of …

Objectives To assess the utilisation and diagnostic accuracy of biliary point‐of‐care
ultrasounds (POCUS) performed and archived in a single New Zealand ED. Methods A …

Background Patients with uncomplicated biliary disease frequently present to the
emergency department for assessment. To improve bedside clinical decision making, biliary …

Purpose We sought to determine the test characteristics of biliary point-of-care ultrasound
(POCUS) and to assess the usefulness of obtaining radiology ultrasound (RUS) or …

There is increasing recognition that point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), performed by the
clinician at the bedside, can be a natural extension of the clinical examination—the modern …

Rationale and Objectives The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematically assess the
diagnostic value of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the detection of gallbladder …

Background The use of ultrasound (US) outside the radiology department has increased the
last decades, but large studies assessing the quality of bedside US are still lacking. This …

Objectives Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis are common conditions that frequently require
patients to come to the Emergency Department (ED) and undergo diagnostic imaging. The …

METHODS This retrospective study compared the use of no ultrasound (No US), a formal
technician performed ultrasound (Tech US) and Bedside US for gallstone and gallbladder …

Ultrasound is the imaging study of choice for the detection of gallstones, but ultrasound
through medical imaging departments (MI Sono) is not readily available on an immediate …