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A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate Needle Passes Using a Portable Ultrasound Device versus Traditional Landmark Approach for Epidural Anesthesia in a Busy Obstetric Tertiary Care Center

POCUS Journal, 2023
Despite its many cited benefits, ultrasound guidance for neuraxial procedures is not widespread in anesthesiology. Some cited limitations include device cost and accessibility. We test the hypothesis that a handheld and relatively inexpensive ultrasound
Antonio Gonzalez Fiol, Pedro Acevedo Rodriguez, Xiwen Zhao, Robert Gaiser, Adriana Herrera, Aymen Alian   +5 more
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Can Emergency Physicians Perform Carotid Artery Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Stenosis in Patients with TIA and Stroke? A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Patients with severe, symptomatic carotid stenosis can have their subsequent stroke risk reduced by surgical intervention if performed soon after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke.
Nemnom, Marie-Joe, Park, Lily, Perry, Jeffrey J., Stotts, Grant, Suttie, Robert, Woo, Michael Y.   +5 more
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Dissemination of a Pediatric Musculoskeletal POCUS Scoring System via Virtual Education: A Proof-of-Concept Study

POCUS Journal, 2023
Point of care pediatric musculoskeletal POCUS scanning and scoring protocols for childhood arthritis have emerged in recent years. However, pediatric musculoskeletal POCUS curricula in rheumatology fellowship programs are limited due to availability of ...
Ysabella Esteban, Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith, Marie Tominna, Amy Cassedy, Arthur B. Meyers, Michael Henrickson, Tracy Ting, Patricia Vega-Fernandez   +7 more
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Association of Internal Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with Length of Stay, Hospitalization Costs, and Formal Imaging: a Prospective Cohort Study

POCUS Journal, 2023
Background: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) use has rapidly expanded among internal medicine (IM) physicians in practice and residency training programs.
David Tierney, Terry Rosborough, Lynn Sipsey, Kai Hanson, Claire Smith, Lori Boland, Robert Miner   +6 more
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A framework for implementation, education, research and clinical use of ultrasound in emergency departments by the Danish Society for Emergency Medicine [PDF]

, 2014
The first Danish Society for Emergency Medicine (DASEM) recommendations for the use of clinical ultrasound in emergency departments has been made.
Aagaard, Rasmus, Laursen, Christian B, Møllekær, Anders, Nielsen, Klaus, Posth, Stefan, Riishede, Minna, Tiwald, Gerhard, Weile, Jesper   +7 more
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Prevalence of Phantom Scanning in Cardiac Arrest and Trauma Resuscitations: The Scary Truth

POCUS Journal, 2023
Background: The prevalence of phantom scanning, or point of care ultrasound (POCUS) performed without saving images, has not been well studied. Phantom scanning can negatively affect patient care, reduce billed revenue, and can increase medicolegal ...
Zachary Boivin, Curtis Xu, Donias Doko, Meghan Kelly Herbst, Trent She   +4 more
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Early Multi-organ Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Respiratory Distress During SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: Case Report [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).  Several case series from Italy and China have highlighted the lung ultrasound findings of this disease ...
Becherer-Bailey, Graham, Farrow II, Robert, Mantuani, Daniel, Nagdev, Arun   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Ultrasound-guided versus Landmark-based Glucocorticoid Injection in the Treatment of First Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis

POCUS Journal, 2023
Background: Osteoarthritis is a debilitating degenerative disease more pronounced in elderly affecting many joints. The first carpometacarpal joint (CMC1) is commonly affected.
Shamma Al Nokhatha, Sinead Maguire, Luke Corcoran, Neil Mac Eoin, Richard Conway, Ciaran Johnson   +5 more
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Tricuspid Annular Plane of Systolic Excursion for the Evaluation of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Sepsis is a systemic infection that can rapidly progress into multi organ failure and shock if left untreated. Previous studies have demonstrated the utility of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the evaluation of patients with sepsis ...
Ali, Qumber, Fischetti, Chanel, Fox, John C., Lahham, Shadi, Lee, Clifton, Moeller, John, Saadat, Soheil, Thompson, Maxwell   +7 more
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Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) Grading to Assess Perioperative Fluid Status for Noncardiac Surgeries: a Prospective Observational Pilot Study

POCUS Journal, 2023
Objectives: Perioperative fluid administration impacts the rate of complications following surgery. VExUS grading system is a standardized point of care ultrasound (POCUS)-based, comprehensive method to assess volume status.
Justin Magin, Jacob Wrobel, Xinming An, Jacob Acton, Alexander Doyal, Shawn Jia, James Krakowski, Jay Schoenherr, Ricardo Serrano, David Flynn, Duncan McLean, Stuart Grant   +11 more
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