Physicians using ultrasound in Danish emergency departments are mostly summoned specialists
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Physicians using ultrasound in Danish emergency departments are mostly summoned specialists
BACKGROUND Emergency ultrasound is a relatively new diagnostic discipline. It is used as an extension of the clinical examination and is ideal in the setting of acute illness. The objective of this study was to investigate how many Emergency Departments (EDs) in Denmark have implemented emergency ultrasound. We also wanted to give an idea of how many and which physicians have adopted ultrasound...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1757-7241
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-23-s1-a44