Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Accuracy of Surgeon-performed Ultrasound in Detecting Gallstones - a Validation Study
Brief Summary:
Aims: To prospectively investigate the accuracy of surgeon-performed ultrasound for the detection of gallstones.
Methods: 179 adult patients, with an acute or elective referral for an abdominal ultrasound examination, were examined with a right upper quadrant ultrasound scan by a radiologist as well as surgeon. The surgeons had undergone a four-week long education in ultrasound before participating in the study. Ultrasound findings of the surgeon were compared to those of the radiologist, using radiologist-performed ultrasound as reference standard.