Point of Care Ultrasound Accurately Distinguishes Inflammatory from Noninflammatory Disease in Patients Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea

Table 2

Descriptive ultrasonographic and endoscopic data.

	Ultrasound; (%)
Active inflammation on US	9/58 (15.5)
Increased bowel wall thickness	9/9 (100)
Lymph nodes	9 (100)
Inflammatory fat	7 (78)
Hyperemia	3 (33)
Preserved wall layers	10 (100)
Complications^+	1 (11%)
Active site on endoscopy ()
Ileum	4 (40%)
Colon	5 (50)
Ileocolonic	1 (10%)

⁺Complications identified include any of abscess, stricture, phlegmon, or inflammatory mass.