Impact of point of care ultrasound on the number of diagnostic examinations in elderly patients admitted to an internal medicine ward

Eur J Intern Med. 2020 Sep:79:88-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Authors

M Barchiesi¹, M Bulgheroni¹, C Federici², F Casella³, M Del Medico¹, D Torzillo¹, V Popescu Janu¹, R Tarricone², C Cogliati¹

Affiliations

¹ Medicina ad Indirizzo Fisiopatologico, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, ASST FBF Sacco, Milan, Italy.
² Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERCAS), SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.
³ Medicina ad Indirizzo Fisiopatologico, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, ASST FBF Sacco, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: case.5@libero.it.

PMID: 32703675
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.06.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Hospitalization
Humans
Internal Medicine*
Point-of-Care Systems*
Point-of-Care Testing
Ultrasonography