Research Article
Effect of Focused Bedside Ultrasonography in Hypotensive Patients on the Clinical Decision of Emergency Physicians
Table 3
Changes in preliminary diagnosis after POCUS.
| Preliminary diagnosis before USG | Total (%) | No change in preliminary diagnosis after USG (%) | Change in preliminary diagnosis after USG (%) |
| Sepsis | 43 | 31 | 12 (27.9) | Severe dehydration | 34 | 26 | 8 (23.5) | Myocardial ischemia | 9 | 1 | 8 (88.8) | GIS bleeding | 10 | 8 | 2 (20.0) | Intra-abdominal infection | 10 | 5 | 5 (50.0) | Left ventricular insufficiency | 16 | 13 | 3 (18.7) | Pulmonary embolism | 5 | 3 | 2 (40.0) | Vasovagal syncope | 9 | 7 | 2 (22.2) | COPD acute attack | 4 | 2 | 2 (50.0) | Other | 39 | 26 | 13 (33.3) | Total | 180 (100) | 122 (67.8) | 58 (32.2) |
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