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Is Fasting a Necessary Preparation for Abdominal Ultrasound? by Tariq Sinan; Hans Leven; Mehraj Sheikh is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of fasting on the technical success of abdominal ultrasound examination. METHODS: In a randomized, prospective study, 150 patients for abdominal ultrasound were divided into two groups of 75 patients each with instructions to fast for six hours or have normal breakfast respectively. RESULT: The technical success of the abdominal ultrasound performed by radiologists blinded to the instruction did not differ significantly between the groups. CONCLUSION: It appears that routine fasting before abdominal ultrasound is not necessary.
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- Author
- Tariq Sinan; Hans Leven; Mehraj Sheikh
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2342)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)