SynthesisThe western journal of emergency medicine2020
Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Intussusception in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Ileoileocolic Type Intussusception With Double Enhanced Layer Sign in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Bedside Intussusception Diagnosis and Reduction: A Comprehensive Emergency Department Process for Bedside Intussusception Diagnosis and Reduction.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Overuse of abdominopelvic CT in pediatric emergencies: a large single-center study from a middle eastern tertiary hospital.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Accuracy of ultrasound for intussusception in pediatric emergency presentations: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- POCUS for acute abdominal pain: practical scan protocols on gastrointestinal diseases and an evidence review.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Review
- A rare case of intusscusception in a 6-month-old baby.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- A Novel Low-Cost Simulation Model for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Intussusception Practice.Cureus · 2024Article
- POCUS: a Sisyphean task?CJEM · 2024Article
- Case Report of a Child with Colocolic Intussusception with a Primary Lead Point.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Current diagnosis and image-guided reduction for intussusception in children.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023Article
- Point-of-care ultrasound outperforms computed tomography by revealing an unexpected cause of pediatric abdominal pain.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
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- The unmet demand for point-of-care ultrasound among general pediatricians: a cross-sectional survey.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of the implementation of pediatric intussusception clinical pathway: A pre- and postintervention trial.Medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluating a Web-based Point-of-care Ultrasound Curriculum for the Diagnosis of Intussusception.AEM education and training · 2021Article
- Utilization of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Splenic Microabscesses in Pediatric Melioidosis.Cureus · 2021Article
- Guidance for clinical practice using emergency and point-of-care ultrasonography.Acute medicine & surgeryReview
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Abstract
introductionIleocolic intussusception is a common cause of pediatric bowel obstruction in young children but can be difficult to diagnose clinically due to vague abdominal complaints. If left untreated, it may cause significant morbidity. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapid, bedside method of assessment that may potentially aid in the diagnosis of intussusception. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of POCUS for children with suspected ileocolic intussusception by emergency physicians (EP).
methodsWe conducted a systematic search on PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, LILACS, the Cochrane databases, Google Scholar, as well as conference abstracts, and assessed bibliographies of selected articles for all studies evaluating the accuracy of POCUS for the diagnosis of intussusception in children. We dual extracted data into a predefined worksheet and performed quality analysis with the QUADAS-2 tool. Data were summarized and a meta-analysis was performed.
resultsSix studies (n = 1303 children) met our inclusion criteria. Overall, 11.9% of children had intussusception. POCUS was 94.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 89.9% to 97.5%) sensitive and 99.1% (95% CI, 94.7% to 99.8%) specific with a likelihood ratio (LR)+ of 105 (95% CI, 18 to 625) and a LR- of 0.05 (95% CI, 0.03 to 0.10).
conclusionPOCUS by EPs is highly sensitive and specific for the identification of intussusception for children presenting to the emergency department.
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