Publications by authors named "Philip W Wry"
Article Synopsis
- Acute acalculous cholecystitis is difficult to diagnose in critically ill trauma patients because lab tests and other injuries can obscure symptoms.
- A study examined the effectiveness of ultrasound for diagnosing this condition over 40 months at a trauma center, focusing on specific imaging criteria.
- Results showed that ultrasound had low sensitivity (30%) but high specificity (93%) for diagnosing the condition, while hepatobiliary scans were much more accurate, suggesting ultrasound is not reliable as a routine screening tool.
