Significance of Intra-abdominal Free Fluid Detected in Ultrasonography in the Clinical Assessment and Outcomes of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Abdominal Pain

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dc.contributor.authorErkek, Aylin
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Yasemin Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorCiftci, Handan
dc.contributor.authorRamadan, Hayri
dc.contributor.authorTemiz, Kerim
dc.contributor.authorAydinuraz, Kuzey
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Figen
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T18:30:29Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T18:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic process and clinical course in adult patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute abdominal pain (AAP) and were found to have intra-abdominal free fluid (FF) on ultrasonography (USG). Methods This prospective observational study was conducted in a training and research hospital adult emergency department between March 15, 2013, and April 15, 2013. The study included 252 patients aged above 18 years, who were admitted to the emergency room complaining of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain and provided consent for the study. Results The most common diagnoses were acute, nonspecific abdominal pain (37.3%), acute appendicitis (19%), and urinary tract pathology (15.9%). Intra-abdominal free fluid was detected with ultrasonography in 42.5% of patients. Patients with intra-abdominal free fluid were younger than the other patients. The emergency department length of stay was longer in patients with intra-abdominal free fluid (p=0.011). Of the 252 patients enrolled in the study, 32.9% were admitted to the hospital, 21.4% of whom underwent surgery and 11.5% received medical therapy. Most of the patients (64.5%) who were discharged home had no intraabdominal free fluid in the ultrasonography (p<0.001). Conclusion The presence of intra-abdominal free fluid alone did not guide the clinical decision regarding the diagnostic evaluation of adult patients that presented to the emergency department complaining of non-traumatic acute abdominal pain.en_US
dc.identifier.citationErkek A, Yılmaz Aydın Y, Çiftçi H, Ramadan H, Temiz K, Aydınuraz K, Coskun F. Significance of Intra-abdominal Free Fluid Detected in Ultrasonography in the Clinical Assessment and Outcomes of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Abdominal Pain. Cureus. 2019 Oct 21;11(10):e5948.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7759/cureus.5948
dc.identifier.issn2168-8184
dc.identifier.issue10en_US
dc.identifier.pmid31799089
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5948
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/7656
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000491239000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCureus Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCureus
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectacute abdominal painen_US
dc.subjectintraabdominal free fluiden_US
dc.subjectultrasonographyen_US
dc.titleSignificance of Intra-abdominal Free Fluid Detected in Ultrasonography in the Clinical Assessment and Outcomes of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Abdominal Painen_US
dc.typeArticle

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