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The uses of ecography in Pediatric Primay Care; interconnection with hospital care
Authors:
García Palomeque JCa, Ceballos Aragón JMb
aPeditra. CS de Punta Umbría. Servicio de Urgencias. Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Huelva. España.
bServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez. Huelva. España.
Correspondence: JC García. Email: jesusgarpa@hotmail.com
Reference of this article.:
García Palomeque JC, Ceballos Aragón JM. Aplicación de la ecografía pediátrica en Atención Primaria; interconexión con la atención hospitalaria. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2011;13:359-66.
Published in Internet: 11/10/2011
Abstract:
Introduction: The use of ultrasound in pediatric Primary Care improves both the quality and efficiency of care.
Material and methods: This study undertook 250 ultrasounds over a 12 month period from May 2009 to April 2010.
Results: The results found for each anatomical region were 45% abdominal, 25% cranial, 15% of the hip, 10% of parotid and thyroids and 5% of tender areas. From these, the most relevant pathology was Gastroesophageal Reflux, accounting for 7.2% of all ultrasounds undertaken. Renal pyelectasia accounted for 1.6%, cephalhematoma 1.6%, dysplasia of the hip 1.2%, acute parotitis 1.2%, adenopathy 1.2%, cervical angioma 0.4%, and abscessed adenopathy 0.4%.
Conclusions: From this analysis, we conclude that ultrasound is a useful tool for the detection of abdominal and cranial pathologies and secondarily, for thyroid, hip and cervical pathologies.
Keywords: Pediatrics. Ultrasonography. Primary care.
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