The association of ultrasound assessment of gallbladder wall thickness with dengue fever severity

Autor: Mohd Anwar Ibrahim, Siti Suhaila Hamzah, Julina Md Noor, Mohamad Iqhbal Kunji Mohamad, Mohd Fazrul Mokhtar, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2524-8987
DOI: 10.1186/s13089-022-00262-w
Popis: Abstract Objectives To evaluate the association between ultrasound assessment of gallbladder wall thickness (GBWT) among severe dengue patients and dengue patients with warning signs to their clinical outcomes. Methods A prospective, cross-sectional study involving adult dengue patients presented to our emergency department between March until September 2018. The patients were classified based on WHO classification. A gallbladder wall scan was performed on all patients. Results A total of 44 patients were enrolled into the study; majority of the patients with GBWT had severe dengue, significantly more than the dengue patients with warning signs (90.5% sensitivity; 69.6% specificity). The sensitivity of GBWT in determining admission to critical care areas or general ward was 100% with a specificity of 62.1%. Our analysis showed that the two variables significant in determining the severity of dengue were age (p = 0.045) and GBWT (p
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