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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;20(6):545–553. doi: 10.1111/acem.12148

Table 2.

Study physician CE and CE+EUS impressions and outcome (lesion requiring drainage) for all lesions in the EUS group

Physician Impression CE Positive
(n=196) 50.5%
CE Negative
(n=106) 27.3%
CE Uncertain
(n=85) 22.0%
ED drainage procedure 161 (82.1%) 19 (17.9%) 51 (60.0%)
  Lesions requiring drainage* 163 (83.2%) 24 (22.6%) 52 (61.8%)
CE+EUS positive n=170 n=11 n=49
  Lesions requiring drainage* 149 (87.6%) 6 (54.6%) 38 (77.6%)
CE+US negative n=14 n=81 n=27
  Lesions requiring drainage* 5 (35.7%) 11 (13.6%) 11 (40.7%)
CE+US uncertain n=12 n=14 n=9
  Lesions requiring drainage* 9 (75.0%) 7 (50.0%) 3 (33.3%)

N = 387

*

Outcome of lesion requiring drainage defined as pus obtained during ED drainage procedure or on follow-up.

CE = clinical exam; CE+EUS = clinical exam with emergency bedside ultrasound