Erfan Rahmani, Ehsan Fayyazishishavan, Arian Afzalian, Sanaz Varshochi, Reza Amani-Beni, Seyed-Amirabbas Ahadiat, Zeynab Moshtaghi, Seyyed-Ghavam Shafagh, Roya Khorram, Elnaz Asadollahzade, Raihaneh Atbaei, Mohammad Saeed Kahrizi, Atoosa Rahbari, Negar Baharlouie, Farzaneh Mostanbet, Bahamin Amirabadiquchani, Moein Kiani, Mozhdeh Memarizadeh, Shahin Keshtkar Rajabi, Reza Barati, Hengame Hajinouri, Shahrzad Najafi, Zeynab Abdollahi, Nahid Dadashzadehasl, Atousa Moghadam Fard, Mozhgan Afshar, Atefeh Abedi, Sara Saeidi, Adeleh Mansourirad, Pedram Emami Shahrezaei, Sepideh Shah Hosseini, Zahra Rostami Ghotbabadi, Reza Vafadar, Roozbeh Roohinezhad, Nogol Ghalamkarpour, Mehrdad Farrokhi
INTRODUCTION: Differentiating the soft tissue abscess from other types of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) poses a particular challenge because they have similar physical evaluation findings, but each disease has a different course, outcome, and treatment. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosis of soft tissue abscess in the emergency departments. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar, from inception to January 2023, was conducted to identify relevant studies investigating the diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasonography for identification of abscess...
2023: Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine