Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 1. POCUS is more accurate than physical exam for distinguishing abscess from cellulitis in cases where abscess is not clinically evident. 2. POCUS has a negative likelihood ratio of 0.04 for identifying abscess (pooled data). Source Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed Infographic: Dr. Michael I. Prats@PratsEM #Abscess #POCUS #Accuracy #LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis #Exam #VisualAbstract #EBM
