Research Article
Point of Care Ultrasound Accurately Distinguishes Inflammatory from Noninflammatory Disease in Patients Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea
Table 1
Patient demographic and laboratory investigation data (change title).
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| Gender | | Male | 19 (33) | Female | 39 (67) | Median age (years) | 32.8 (17.8–72.4) | Median CRP (mmL, range) () | 3.4 (0.6–36.7) | Median time between POCUS and CRP (days) | 39.7 (0–127) | Median time from POCUS to endoscopy (days, range) | 30 (0–149) | Adequate POCUS exam quality | 56 (96.5) | TI intubation on endoscopy | 56 (96.6) |
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