Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for paediatric appendicitis: a UK multicentre observational study
POCUS performed by PEM clinicians has a high degree of accuracy in detecting paediatric appendicitis. There was a high level of agreement between POCUS and radiology-performed ultrasound.
Authors
- David McCreary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9279-6162)
- Niall Mullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2035-7050)
- Jon Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-244X)
- B Sarvesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5848-8232)
- Nigel Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3424-4686)
- Bethaney Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7681-9381)
Institutions
- Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Sunderland Royal Hospital (GB)
- University of Sunderland (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-329440
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00