Discrepancies Between Estimated and Expressed Abscess Volume in Pediatric Incision and Drainage
Combining clinical with POCUS assessment of pediatric abscesses provides better prediction of volume than reliance on a single method potentially reducing unnecessary procedures and missed I&D opportunities.
Authors
- Amir A. Kimia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1529-4246)
- Jeffrey T. Neal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-3483)
- Elaine Chiang
- Eric W. Fleegler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-6258)
- Cynthia A. Gravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-9481)
- Andrew F. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4715-0650)
- Assaf Landschaft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1698-1496)
- Al Ozonoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-5899)
- Elizabeth Waltman
- Eman Ansari
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Hartford Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003537
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00