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| Title |
Is fasting a necessary preparation for abdominal ultrasound?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Imaging, July 2003
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2342-3-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tariq Sinan, Hans Leven, Mehraj Sheikh |
| Abstract |
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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The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 40 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 29% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 46% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 13 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2020.
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