Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum in the Emergency Department.

Melissa Bacci; Roli Kushwaha; Gabriel Cabrera; Eric J Kalivoda

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.8503

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum in the Emergency Department.

Melissa Bacci
, Roli Kushwaha
, Gabriel Cabrera
, Eric J Kalivoda

University of South Florida

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	12
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.8503
State	Published - Jun 8 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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