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Moll V, Khanna AK, Kurz A, Huang J, Smit M, Swaminathan M, Minear S, Parr KG, Prabhakar A, Zhao M, Malbrain MLNG. Optimization of kidney function in cardiac surgery patients with intra-abdominal hypertension: expert opinion. Perioper Med (Lond) 2024; 13:72. [PMID: 38997752 PMCID: PMC11245849 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00416-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) affects up to 42% of cardiac surgery patients. CSA-AKI is multifactorial, with low abdominal perfusion pressure often overlooked. Abdominal perfusion pressure is calculated as mean arterial pressure minus intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). IAH decreases cardiac output and compresses the renal vasculature and renal parenchyma. Recent studies have highlighted the frequent occurrence of IAH in cardiac surgery patients and have linked the role of low perfusion pressure to the occurrence of AKI. This review and expert opinion illustrate current evidence on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of IAH and ACS in the context of AKI.
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- Vanessa Moll
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- Perioperative Outcomes and Informatics Collaborative (POIC), Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Departments of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
- Medical Data Management, Medaman, Geel, Belgium.
- International Fluid Academy, Lovenjoel, Belgium.
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Monteiro AC, França de Santana T, Morais M, Santos C, Aurélio J, Santos I, Cruz S, Vázquez D, Ferreira Arroja S, Mariz J. Home Ultrasound: A Contemporary and Valuable Tool for Palliative Medicine. Cureus 2024; 16:e55573. [PMID: 38576627 PMCID: PMC10994179 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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This narrative review explores the application of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in palliative care and its feasibility in home care settings. POCUS has the potential to streamline diagnostic strategies without patient transfer to the hospital, expedite timely symptomatic relief, and reduce complications from specific palliative interventions. The advent of handheld ultrasound devices has made it an attractive diagnostic and interventional adjunct in acute palliative care. POCUS has gained widespread acceptance as part of routine care in emergency medicine and intensive care, guiding certain procedures and increasing their safety. The modernization and miniaturization of ultrasound equipment have made ultra-portable devices available, allowing for better-quality images at affordable prices. Handheld devices have the potential to revolutionize everyday clinical practice in home-based palliative care, contributing to important bedside clinical decisions. Palliative care patients often require diagnostic examinations in the last months of their lives, with CT being the most frequently performed imaging procedure. However, CT imaging is associated with high costs and burdens, leading to increased suffering and impaired quality of life. Clinical ultrasound, a dialogic imaging modality, offers a safer and more efficient approach to palliative care. POCUS applications, which are cost-effective, non-invasive, and well-tolerated, can be used to improve patient satisfaction and diagnostic understanding. POCUS is a valuable tool in palliative care, improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing the time to diagnosis for various pathologies. It is a standard of care for many procedures and improves patient safety. However, there are limitations to POCUS in palliative care, such as operator-dependent examination variability and limited availability of trained professionals. To overcome these limitations, palliative care physicians should receive mandatory training in POCUS, which can be incorporated into the core curriculum. Additionally, ultrasound teleconsulting can assist less experienced examiners in real-time examinations. The literature on POCUS in palliative care is limited, but research on patient-oriented outcomes is crucial. POCUS should be considered a supplement to good clinical reasoning and regulated radiological evaluations.
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- Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central - Hospital São José, Lisboa, PRT
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, PRT
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- Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Algarve - Unidade Hospitalar de Portimão, Portimão, PRT
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- Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisboa, PRT
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, PRT
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PRT
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, PRT
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Scheier E, Nachmany A. POCUS for Infectious Enteritis-A Retrospective Case Series Analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care 2024:00006565-990000000-00404. [PMID: 38412524 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The abdominal pain associated with diarrhea can be difficult to distinguish from appendicitis. We present a case series of all children found on pediatric emergency department point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to have right-sided bowel wall edema. METHODS Over the study period June 2020 through September 2023, POCUS images were collected by a pediatric emergency physician with 6 years of experience with POCUS. Children found to have small bowel wall edema on POCUS were identified, and hospital charts were reviewed. RESULTS One hundred thirteen children were found on POCUS to have right-sided small bowel wall edema. Thirty-one (27%) were referred by their pediatrician or urgent care provider to evaluate for appendicitis. Seventy-eight children (69%) provided stool samples. Of those, 58% resulted Campylobacter, 8% Salmonella, and 8% Shigella. Forty (35%) were discharged after POCUS without further evaluation. One child in our case series was subsequently diagnosed with uncomplicated appendicitis. To date, no child in the series has subsequently been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. CONCLUSIONS Enteritis can initially be difficult to distinguish on clinical grounds from acute appendicitis. Bowel wall edema on POCUS in a child without sonographic signs of appendicitis strongly suggests bacterial enteritis. Early POCUS demonstrating enteritis without signs of appendicitis may decrease hospital resource usage.
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Kameda T, Ishii H, Oya S, Katabami K, Kodama T, Sera M, Takei H, Taniguchi H, Nakao S, Funakoshi H, Yamaga S, Senoo S, Kimura A. Guidance for clinical practice using emergency and point-of-care ultrasonography. Acute Med Surg 2024; 11:e974. [PMID: 38933992 PMCID: PMC11201855 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Owing to the miniaturization of diagnostic ultrasound scanners and their spread of their bedside use, ultrasonography has been actively utilized in emergency situations. Ultrasonography performed by medical personnel with focused approaches at the bedside for clinical decision-making and improving the quality of invasive procedures is now called point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS). The concept of POCUS has spread worldwide; however, in Japan, formal clinical guidance concerning POCUS is lacking, except for the application of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) and ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation. The Committee for the Promotion of POCUS in the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM) has often discussed improving the quality of acute care using POCUS, and the "Clinical Guidance for Emergency and Point-of-Care Ultrasonography" was finally established with the endorsement of JAAM. The background, targets for acute care physicians, rationale based on published articles, and integrated application were mentioned in this guidance. The core points include the fundamental principles of ultrasound, airway, chest, cardiac, abdominal, and deep venous ultrasound, ultrasound-guided procedures, and the usage of ultrasound based on symptoms. Additional points, which are currently being considered as potential core points in the future, have also been widely mentioned. This guidance describes the overview and future direction of ultrasonography for acute care physicians and can be utilized for emergency ultrasound education. We hope this guidance will contribute to the effective use of ultrasonography in acute care settings in Japan.
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- Toru Kameda
- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory MedicineJichi Medical UniversityShimotsukeJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNippon Medical SchoolTokyoJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency MedicineShizuoka Medical CenterShizuokaJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care CenterHokkaido University HospitalSapporoJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and General Internal MedicineTajimi City HospitalTajimiJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency MedicineFukui Prefectural HospitalFukuiJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency MedicineHyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's HospitalKobeJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Advanced Critical Care and Emergency CenterYokohama City University Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineOsakaJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineTokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical CenterUrayasuJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Radiation Disaster Medicine, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and MedicineHiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineSaiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu HospitalYokohamaJapan
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- Committee for the Promotion of Point‐of‐Care UltrasonographyJapanese Association for Acute MedicineJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical CareCenter Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and MedicineTokyoJapan
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Chelikam N, Vyas A, Desai R, Khan N, Raol K, Kavarthapu A, Kamani P, Ibrahim G, Madireddy S, Pothuru S, Shah P, Patel UK. Past and Present of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS): A Narrative Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e50155. [PMID: 38192958 PMCID: PMC10771967 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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This article aims to conduct a literature review to gain insight into point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS). PoCUS is a rapid, accurate, non-invasive, and radiation-free imaging modality that can be used in stable and unstable patients. PoCUS can be performed parallel to physical examination, resuscitation, and stabilization; repeated exams in critical patients are essential for improving sensitivity. The review highlights how PoCUS, which was initially used to detect free intraperitoneal fluid in trauma patients, has developed into a life-saving diagnostic tool that could be utilized by treating physicians during various stages of diagnosis, resuscitation, operation, and postoperative critical care when managing sick patients. The review also notes the barriers to the widespread uptake of PoCUS in general internal medicine and the recent commercial availability of "pocket" or handheld probes that have made PoCUS more readily available. This review concludes that adopting a focused binary decision-making approach can maximize PoCUS's value in many clinical settings, including emergency departments, intensive care units, and operation theatres. Overall, the review emphasizes the importance of awareness of common indications, limitations, and strengths of this evolving and promising technology to determine its future trajectory: Providing comprehensive PoCUS training within internal medicine curriculums and supporting trainers to do so.
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- Nikhila Chelikam
- Clinical Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, USA
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- Community Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, USA
- Internal Medicine, Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Medical College and General Hospital, Gandhinagar, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
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- Hospital Medicine, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USA
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- Public Health and Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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Qin T, Li P, Li J, Guo Q, Chen Y, Wang YE, Tao L, Huang J, Shen X, Wu X. Size-exclusion chromatography-based extracellular vesicle size subtyping and multiplex membrane protein profiling for differentiating gastrointestinal cancer prognosis. Analyst 2023; 148:5745-5752. [PMID: 37842723 DOI: 10.1039/d3an01027a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs), as a type of subcellular structure, have been extensively researched for their potential for developing advanced diagnostic technologies for various diseases. However, the biomolecular and biophysical heterogeneity of EVs has restricted their application in clinical settings. In this article, we developed a size-exclusion chromatography-based technique for simultaneous EV size subtyping and protein profiling. By eluting fluorescent aptamer-treated patient plasma through a size-exclusion column, the mixture can be classified into 50 nm aptamer-bound EVs, 100 nm aptamer-bound EVs and free-floating aptamers, which could further enable multiplex EV membrane protein profiling by analyzing the fluorescence intensities of EV-bound aptamers. Using this technique, we successfully identified EV size subtypes for differentiating gastrointestinal cancer prognosis states. Overall, we developed a rapid, user-friendly and low-cost EV size subtyping and protein profiling technique, which holds great potential for identifying crucial EV size subtypes for disease diagnosis in the clinic.
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- Ti Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, China
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- Hongkong Well Hope Group Limited, 6/F RFCM, Manulife Place.348 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Center for Clinical Laboratories, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, China.
- School of Clinical Laboratory Science, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China.
- The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, 550025, Guizhou, China
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Harris S, Hall AB, Derr C. Esophageal Stent Migration Diagnosed With Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Cureus 2023; 15:e49418. [PMID: 38149125 PMCID: PMC10750131 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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This unique case depicts the first published report of a physician using point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose an esophageal stent migration. Discussed in this article are the sonographic findings that clinicians should be familiar with when evaluating patients with abdominal pain or chest pain who have a history of an esophageal stent. When coupled with a high index of suspicion, ultrasound can be one of the most portable, readily available, low-cost, and minimally invasive techniques for making a rapid diagnosis of esophageal stent migration.
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- Samuel Harris
- Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA
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García-Gil D, Beltrán-Romero LM, Flox-Benítez G, Castillo-Padrós M, Díaz-Gómez AL, Mujal-Martínez A, Torres-Macho J. Main applications of point-of care ultrasound in palliative care. Rev Clin Esp 2023:S2254-8874(23)00059-0. [PMID: 37146748 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2023.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Combined with a physical examination, clinical ultrasound offers a valuable complement that can help guide clinical decision-making. In various medical and surgical specialties, it is increasingly used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Due to recent technological advances, smaller and more affordable ultrasound machines are now being developed for use in home hospice care. The purpose of this paper is to describe how clinical ultrasound may be applied in Palliative Care, where it can be a valuable tool to assist the clinician in making better clinical decisions and to assist in accurately guiding palliative procedures. Furthermore, it can be used to identify unnecessary hospitalizations and prevent them from occurring. Training programs with specific objectives are necessary to implement clinical ultrasound in Palliative Care, as well as defining learning curves and promoting alliances with scientific societies that recognize the teaching, care and research trajectory for accreditation of competencies.
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- Daniel García-Gil
- Unidad de Ecografía Clínica Asistencial, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital San Carlos, San Fernando, Grupo de Trabajo Ecografía Clínica de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Grupo de Trabajo Ecografía Clínica de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Grupo de Trabajo Cuidados Paliativos de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Coordinador de Grupos de Trabajo, Sociedad Española de Cuidados Paliativos (SECPAL), Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
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- Unidad de Ecografía Clínica Asistencial, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital San Carlos, San Fernando, Grupo de Trabajo Ecografía Clínica de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Hospitalización a Domicilio, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Coordinador del Grupo de Trabajo Hospitalización a Domicilio y Telemedicina, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Grupo de Trabajo Cuidados Paliativos de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI), Madrid, Spain
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Miravent S, Lobo M, Figueiredo T, Jiménez C, Almeida R. Effectiveness of ultrasound screening in right upper quadrant pain: A comparative study in a basic emergency service. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1251. [PMID: 37168279 PMCID: PMC10164753 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Background and Aims The use of ultrasound screening is primarily facilitated by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and its integration into healthcare systems is a result of the versatility of this imaging technique. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at referral hospital (RH) in Portugal. Methods Twenty patients with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain and suspected cholecystitis or biliary pathology underwent sonography screening using POCUS in the BES. They were then forwarded to the RH where a radiologist performed a conventional ultrasound exam on the same patients. The results of both exams were compared to determine if the findings obtained in the BES were confirmed by the radiologist in the RH. Results In our sample, 60% of cases were related to biliary pathology, 20% were liver-related, 10% had hepatopancreatic biliary etiology, and 10% had unknown etiology. A strong association between the sonographic findings in the BES and the RH was found in the variables "Sonographic Murphy sign" (V = 0.859; p = 0.001), "Cholelithiasis/Gallbladder sludge" (V = 0.840; p = 0.001), and "Intrahepatic biliary tract dilatation" (V = 0.717; p = 0.006). Adequate measures of agreement between the findings of the radiographer and radiologist were obtained for the "Sonographic Murphy sign" (k = 0.664; p = 0.001) and the presence of "Cholelithiasis/Gallbladder sludge" (k = 0.712; p = 0.000). Conclusion Major biliary abnormalities were detected in patients with RUQ pain in BES using sonography. The correlation between the sonographic findings obtained by the sonographers at BES and those obtained by radiologists at the RH in Portugal was strong, showing that POCUS screening could be extended to other similar settings; however, more studies are needed.
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- Sérgio Miravent
- Algarve Regional Health Administration, Shared Assistance Resources Unit (URAP) ‐ Basic Emergency Service of Vila Real de Santo António, Higher Health SchoolUniversity of AlgarveFaroPortugal
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- Local Health Unit of the Northeast, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, International Society of Clinical Ultrasound (SIEC)Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Portuguese Association (APIMR)BragançaPortugal
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- Algarve Integrated Diagnostic CentreUniversity of AlgarveFaroPortugal
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- University Hospital Center of Algarve and Basic Emergency Service of Vila Real de Santo AntónioFaroPortugal
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- Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Department, Center for Health Studies (CES‐ESSUALG) and CHRC (Comprehensive Health Research Center), APIMR SecretaryUniversity of AlgarveFaroPortugal
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Arya A, Davey R, Sharma A, Dosani N, Grewal D, Afzal A, Bhargava R, Chasen M, Med P. Utilization of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in a Specialist Palliative Care Team Across Multiple Care Settings: A Retrospective Chart Review. Palliat Med Rep 2022; 3:229-234. [PMID: 36341470 PMCID: PMC9629911 DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2021.0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Technological advancements have rapidly increased the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) across various medical disciplines, leading to real-time information for clinicians at the bed side. However, literature reveals scant evidence of POCUS use in palliative care. The objective of this study was to examine the use of POCUS in a specialist palliative care setting. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted from January 2018 to June 2019 in Brampton, Canada, to evaluate characteristics of patients for whom POCUS was utilized. Patients were identified through pre-existing logs and descriptive information was collected from electronic health records, including demographic information, life-limiting diagnosis, patient assessment location, diagnosis made with POCUS, and, if applicable, volume of fluid drained. RESULTS We identified 126 uses of POCUS in 89 unique patients. Sixty-two patients (69.7%) had a cancer diagnosis, with patients most commonly suffering from gastrointestinal, lung, and breast pathologies. Sixty-one POCUS cases (48.4%) were in the outpatient setting. Eighty-one POCUS cases (64.3%) revealed a diagnosis of ascites and 21 POCUS cases (16.7%) revealed a diagnosis of pleural effusion. Other diagnoses made with POCUS included bowel obstruction, pneumonia, and congestive heart failure. During the study period, 52 paracentesis and 7 thoracentesis procedures were performed using POCUS guidance. CONCLUSION We identified multiple indications in our specialist palliative care setting where POCUS aided in diagnosis/management of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Further studies can be conducted to identify the potential benefits in symptom burden, patient and caregiver satisfaction, and health care utilization in palliative care patients receiving POCUS.
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- Amit Arya
- Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care, North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- *Address correspondence to: Amit Arya, MD, CCFP (PC), FCFP, Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care, Room 3S-376, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto M2K 1E1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Corporate Department of Research, William Osler Health System, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Corporate Department of Research, William Osler Health System, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- Corporate Department of Research, William Osler Health System, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- Corporate Department of Research, William Osler Health System, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Srinivasan S, Kumar PG, Govil D, Gupta S, Kumar V, Pichamuthu K, Clerk AM, Kothekar AT, D'Costa PM, Toraskar K, Soni KD, John JK, Patel SJ, Savio RD, Jagadeesh KN, Jose C, Pandit RA, Gopal P, Chaudhry D, Dixit S, Mishra RC, Kar A, Samavedam S. Competencies for Point-of-care Ultrasonography in ICU: An ISCCM Expert Panel Practice Recommendation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26:S7-S12. [PMID: 36896358 PMCID: PMC9989871 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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How to cite this article: Srinivasan S, Kumar PG, Govil D, Gupta S, Kumar V, Pichamuthu K, et al. Competencies for Point-of-care Ultrasonography in ICU: An ISCCM Expert Panel Practice Recommendation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(S2):S7-S12.
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- Critical Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesia, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Intensive Care, Sunshine Global Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Center, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Critical Care, Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Critical and Intensive Care, JPN Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Majumdar Shaw Medical Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Department of CCM, Sanjeevan and MJM Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of MICU, Shaibya Comprehensive Care Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Critical Care, Virinchi Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Carrera KG, Hassen G, Camacho-Leon GP, Rossitto F, Martinez F, Debele TK. The Benefits and Barriers of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Primary Healthcare in the United States. Cureus 2022; 14:e28373. [PMID: 36171847 PMCID: PMC9508689 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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An effective healthcare system should embrace practices that enhance overall quality and productivity. Training primary care physicians in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become part of the processes that improve the quality of patient care and serve to guide the diagnostic impression quickly and effectively. With the purpose of highlighting the applications and challenges of POCUS use in US primary health care, we conducted a narrative review based on PubMed-indexed and Cochrane Library English text publications searched in May-July 2022 using a combination of key terms including point of care ultrasound, primary care, and US healthcare. Many studies have shown that POCUS has a positive impact on fostering medical attention and reducing morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Besides assisting in procedures, POCUS has a head-to-toe application in evaluating inflammatory and infectious conditions, acute abdomen, cardiopulmonary function, musculoskeletal and vascular pathologies. However, its uniform implementation is limited across the US healthcare system due to multitudes of barriers such as lack of training, resource scarcity, and low reimbursement. Training primary care physicians in general and emergency care providers, in particular, is key to scaleup POCUS use. Large size studies are paramount to further explore the effectiveness of POCUS and identify key challenges to its implementation.
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Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasonography (POCUS) on the Way to the Right and Rapid Diagnosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12092052. [PMID: 36140454 PMCID: PMC9497677 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12092052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) is based on target ultrasound that is performed wherever a patient is being treated, and by a non-radiologist directly involved in the patient’s care. It is used either for quick diagnosis or procedural guidance. Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in emergency departments, and POCUS can help in the differentiation of patients who need additional diagnostic tests or hospital treatment, which eventually reduces the overall costs of health care. POCUS has high sensitivity and specificity in abdominal pathology, it can be helpful in the evaluation of biliary, intestinal, and urinary tract, and it is especially used in trauma. Additionally, the gold standard for abdominal aortic aneurysm detection, follow up and screening is precisely this diagnostic procedure. Unfortunately, the quality of ultrasound examination can be affected by the experience of the physician performing it and the patient’s body weight. There is no doubt that POCUS is being increasingly recognized, but all motivated physicians should be provided with dedicated tutors and enough time for learning. This would certainly help to implement this diagnostic method as a routine in emergency and critical care departments, and significantly shorten the time until definitive diagnosis.
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Persson JN, Kim JS, Good RJ. Diagnostic Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN PEDIATRICS 2022; 8:151-173. [PMID: 36277259 PMCID: PMC9264295 DOI: 10.1007/s40746-022-00250-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jessica N. Persson
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th, Avenue, Box 100, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th, Avenue, Box 100, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th, Avenue, Box 100, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th, Avenue, Box 100, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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Fugazzola P, Ceresoli M, Coccolini F, Gabrielli F, Puzziello A, Monzani F, Amato B, Sganga G, Sartelli M, Menichetti F, Puglisi GA, Tartaglia D, Carcoforo P, Avenia N, Kluger Y, Paolillo C, Zago M, Leppäniemi A, Tomasoni M, Cobianchi L, Dal Mas F, Improta M, Moore EE, Peitzman AB, Sugrue M, Agnoletti V, Fraga GP, Weber DG, Damaskos D, Abu-Zidan FM, Wani I, Kirkpatrick AW, Pikoulis M, Pararas N, Tan E, Broek RT, Maier RV, Davies RJ, Kashuk J, Shelat VG, Mefire AC, Augustin G, Magnone S, Poiasina E, De Simone B, Chiarugi M, Biffl W, Baiocchi GL, Catena F, Ansaloni L. The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly. World J Emerg Surg 2022; 17:5. [PMID: 35063008 PMCID: PMC8781436 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Acute left colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) in the elderly presents with unique epidemiological features when compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation is more nuanced in the elderly population, having higher in-hospital and postoperative mortality. Furthermore, geriatric comorbidities are a risk factor for complicated diverticulitis. Finally, elderly patients have a lower risk of recurrent episodes and, in case of recurrence, a lower probability of requiring urgent surgery than younger patients. The aim of the present work is to study age-related factors that may support a unique approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this problem in the elderly when compared with the WSES guidelines for the management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis. During the 1° Pisa Workshop of Acute Care & Trauma Surgery held in Pisa (Italy) in September 2019, with the collaboration of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery (SICG), the Italian Hospital Surgeons Association (ACOI), the Italian Emergency Surgery and Trauma Association (SICUT), the Academy of Emergency Medicine and Care (AcEMC) and the Italian Society of Surgical Pathophysiology (SIFIPAC), three panel members presented a number of statements developed for each of the four themes regarding the diagnosis and management of ALCD in older patients, formulated according to the GRADE approach, at a Consensus Conference where a panel of experts participated. The statements were subsequently debated, revised, and finally approved by the Consensus Conference attendees. The current paper is a summary report of the definitive guidelines statements on each of the following topics: diagnosis, management, surgical technique and antibiotic therapy.
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- Paola Fugazzola
- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy.
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- General Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- General Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Transplants, AOU San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d'Aragona, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery and Trauma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, S. Anna University Hospital and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Medical School, General Surgery and Surgical Specialties Unit, S. Maria University Hospital University of Perugia, Terni, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Emergency Room Brescia Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Robotic and Emergency Surgery, Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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- Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Management, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Donegal Clinical Research Academy, Emergency Surgery Outcome Project, Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal, Ireland
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- Surgery Department, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), Unicamp Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Minimal Access and General Surgery, Government Gousia Hospital, Sringar, Kashmir, India
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- 3Rd Department of Surgery, Attiko Hospital, MSc "Global Health-Disaster Medicine", National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- General Surgery, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib/Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of General and Metabolic Surgery, Poissy and Saint Germain en Laye Hospitals, Poissy, France
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- Emergency Surgery Unit, State University of Pisa, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Trauma Surgery Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, ASST Cremona, University of Brescia, Cremona, Italy
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- General and Emergency Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, General Surgery, Pavia, Italy
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Li RT, Zhao Y, Zou XJ, Shu HQ, Zhou T, Pan SW, Gao XH, Huang HY, Liu H, Shang Y. Overview of point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosing intestinal obstruction. World J Emerg Med 2022; 13:135-140. [PMID: 35237368 PMCID: PMC8861339 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2022.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2023] Open
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- Rui-ting Li
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jin Yin-tan Hospital, Wuhan 430048, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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Nazerian P, Gigli C, Donnarumma E, de Curtis E, Bribani A, Lanzi S, Rovida S, Magazzini S, Grifoni S, Perani C. Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Integrated into Clinical Examination for Acute Diverticulitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2021; 42:614-622. [PMID: 32688404 DOI: 10.1055/a-1161-0780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Diverticulitis is a common cause of abdominal pain and CT scan is commonly used for its diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). The diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) integrated into a clinical exam for diverticulitis is still not established. We evaluate the accuracy of clinical-sonographic assessment for the diagnosis of diverticulitis and whether POCUS could improve the selection of patients needing CT scan for complicated diverticulitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a multicentric observational study involving adult patients suspected of having diverticulitis presenting at 4 EDs. 21 sonographer physicians were asked to diagnose diverticulitis and complicated diverticulitis based on clinical-sonographic assessment. The final diagnosis was established by two reviewers, blinded to POCUS, based on data collected during the one-month follow-up comprehensive CT scan. RESULTS Among 393 enrolled patients, 218 (55.5 %) were diagnosed with diverticulitis and 33 (8 %) had complicated diverticulitis. The time to diagnosis by the sonographer physicians was shorter compared to standard care (97 ± 102 vs. 330 ± 319 minutes, p < 0.001). Clinical-sonographic assessment showed optimal sensitivity (92.7 %) and specificity (90.9 %) for diverticulitis. However, the sensitivity (50 %) for complicated diverticulitis was low. The sonographer physician would have proceeded to CT scan in 194 (49.4 %) patients and the CT scan request compared to the final diagnosis of complicated diverticulitis demonstrated 94 % sensitivity. CONCLUSION Clinical-sonographic assessment is rapid and accurate for the diagnosis of diverticulitis. Even if POCUS has low sensitivity for complicated diverticulitis, it can be used to safely select patients needing CT.
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- Peiman Nazerian
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Serristori Hospital, Figline Valdarno, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brescia Community Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Prato New Hospital, Prato, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brescia Community Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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Zago M, Biloslavo A, Mariani D, Pestalozza MA, Poillucci G, Bellio G. Surgeon-performed ultrasound for the staging of acute diverticulitis: Preliminary results of a prospective study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:393-398. [PMID: 34108421 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CEACT) is still considered the criterion standard for the assessment of suspected acute diverticulitis, in recent years, the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been spreading more and more in this setting. The aim of this study was to compare CEACT to POCUS for the diagnosis and staging of suspected acute diverticulitis. METHODS This is a prospective study conducted on 55 patients admitted to the emergency department of two Italian Hospitals with a clinical suspicion of acute diverticulitis between January 2014 and December 2017. All the patients included underwent POCUS first and CEACT immediately afterward, with the diagnosis and the staging reported according to the Hinchey (H) classification modified by Wasvary et al. [Wasvary H, Turfah F, Kadro O, Beauregard W. Same hospitalization resection for acute diverticulitis. Am Surg. 1999;65:632-635.] Three surgeons performed all the POCUS, and the same two radiologists retrospectively analyzed all the CEACT images. The radiologists were informed of the clinical suspicion but unaware of the POCUS findings. The CEACT was used as the criterion standard for the comparison. RESULTS The final cohort included 30 females (55%) and 25 males (45%). The median age was 62 years (range, 24-88 years), and the median body mass index was 26 kg/m2 (range, 19-42 kg/m2). Forty-six of 55 patients had a confirmed diagnosis of acute diverticulitis on both POCUS and CEACT, whereas, in 7 patients, the diagnosis was not confirmed by both methods. Point-of-care ultrasound sensitivity and specificity were 98% and 88%, respectively. Point-of-care ultrasound positive and negative predictive values were 98% and 88%, respectively. Point-of-care ultrasound accuracy was 96%. Point-of-care ultrasound classified 33 H1a, 11 H1b, 1 H2, and 1 H3 acute diverticulitis. This staging was confirmed in all patients but three (93%) by CEACT. CONCLUSION Point-of-care ultrasound appeared a reliable technique for the diagnosis and the staging of clinically suspected H1 and H2 acute diverticulitis. It could contribute in saving time and resources and in avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure to most patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Diagnostic test, level III.
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- Mauro Zago
- From the Robotic and Emergency Surgery Department (Z.M.), General and Emergency Surgery Division, A. Manzoni Hospital, ASST Lecco, Lecco; Department of General Surgery (B.A., B.G.), Cattinara University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Trieste; Department of General Surgery (M.D.), Legnano Hospital, ASST Legnano; Department of Radiology (P.M.A.), Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan; and Department of Radiology (P.G.), Cattinara University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Trieste, Italy
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Gunther KH, Smith J, Boura J, Sherman A, Siegel D. The Use of Bedside Ultrasound for Gallstone Disease Care within a Community-based Emergency Department: A Confirmation Bias. Spartan Med Res J 2021; 6:18182. [PMID: 33869999 PMCID: PMC8043902 DOI: 10.51894/001c.18182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Traditional evaluation for suspicion of gallstone or gallbladder-related disease includes evaluation with a formal technician-performed ultrasound. However, the use of point-of-care bedside ultrasounds (Bedside US) has been shown to be a viable alternative for the diagnosis of gallstones and gallbladder-related diseases. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of Bedside US use in gallbladder evaluation on key patient care outcomes within our community-based emergency department setting. METHODS This retrospective study compared the use of no ultrasound (No US), a formal technician performed ultrasound (Tech US) and Bedside US for gallstone and gallbladder related diseases within a community hospital emergency department between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2018. Initial vitals, lab work, patient socio-demographics, medical history, emergency department length of stay in hours and disposition were reviewed. RESULTS Of a total N = 449 patients included, patients who received a Bedside US had the fewest computerized tomography scans (No US 62% vs. Tech US 29% vs. Bedside US 16%; p < 0.0001), the shortest median emergency department length of stay (No US 4.5 days vs. Tech US 5.0 days vs. Bedside US 3.0 days; p < 0.0001), and were more likely to be discharged home (No US 41% vs. Tech US 55% vs. Bedside US 81%; p = 0.0006) compared to those that received no ultrasound or a formal ultrasound. Patients who received a Bedside US also had the statistically significant highest incidence of prior cholelithiasis (No US 29.4% vs Tech US 14.3% vs. Bedside US 31.3%; p = 0.001) and lowest total median bilirubin levels (No US 0.5 vs. Tech US 0.5 vs. Bedside US 0.3; p = 0.016) when compared to the other two groups. CONCLUSIONS Although there was a confirmation bias, these study results indicate that point-of-care bedside ultrasound could be a viable alternative for gallstones and gallbladder-related diseases with benefits of use in a community hospital setting.
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Higano NS, Ruoss JL, Woods JC. Modern pulmonary imaging of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol 2021; 41:707-717. [PMID: 33547408 PMCID: PMC8561744 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-00929-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a complex and serious cardiopulmonary morbidity in infants who are born preterm. Despite advances in clinical care, BPD remains a significant source of morbidity and mortality, due in large part to the increased survival of extremely preterm infants. There are few strong early prognostic indicators of BPD or its later outcomes, and evidence for the usage and timing of various interventions is minimal. As a result, clinical management is often imprecise. In this review, we highlight cutting-edge methods and findings from recent pulmonary imaging research that have high translational value. Further, we discuss the potential role that various radiological modalities may play in early risk stratification for development of BPD and in guiding treatment strategies of BPD when employed in varying severities and time-points throughout the neonatal disease course.
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- Nara S Higano
- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Cincinnati Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
- Cincinnati Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Henríquez-Camacho C, Miralles-Aguiar F, Bernabeu-Wittel M. Emerging applications of clinical ultrasonography. Rev Clin Esp 2021; 221:45-54. [PMID: 32654759 DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2020.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this work, we introduce the numerous emerging areas and frontiers in the use of point-of-care ultrasonography. Of these, we review the following three: 1) the use of clinical ultrasonography in infectious and tropical diseases (we address its usefulness in the diagnosis and follow-up of the main syndromes, in tropical diseases, and in areas with scarce resources); 2) the usefulness of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of response to volume infusion in severely ill patients (we review basic concepts and the main static and dynamic variables used for this evaluation); and 3) the use of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of muscle mass in elderly patients with primary sarcopenia (we review the main muscles and measurements used for it).
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- C Henríquez-Camacho
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Españan
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- Unidad Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España
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- Unidad Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
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Taylor MA, Merritt CH, Riddle PJ, DeGennaro CJ, Barron KR. Diagnosis at gut point: rapid identification of pneumoperitoneum via point-of-care ultrasound. Ultrasound J 2020; 12:52. [PMID: 33284363 PMCID: PMC7721848 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-020-00195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Undifferentiated abdominal pain is a common presentation often requiring immediate medical or surgical intervention. Providing an accurate diagnosis involves a detailed patient history and thorough physical exam. Point of care ultrasound is gaining acceptance as a rapid diagnostic tool that can be used to accurately detect life-threatening conditions while potentially avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure and facilitating rapid treatment. Detection of pneumoperitoneum with point-of-care ultrasound is a simple procedure that relies heavily on the experience of the investigating practitioner. Standard technique involves placing a high-frequency linear-array transducer in the right upper quadrant, where abdominal free air is most likely to accumulate. Detection of the ‘gut point’, which is the transition of abdominal wall sliding to lack thereof in a single image, is the pathognomonic finding of pneumoperitoneum. If visualization is difficult, moving the patient to the left lateral decubitus position or using the scissors technique can provide additional image views. This representative case report and review highlights the use of abdominal POCUS for the diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum. Ultrasound should continue to be explored by clinicians to narrow the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain.
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- Matthew A Taylor
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Prisma Health Midlands, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health Midlands, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Prisma Health Midlands, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA. .,Ultrasound Institute, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA. .,Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group, 5 Medical Park Road, Columbia, SC, 29203, USA.
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Henríquez-Camacho C, Miralles-Aguiar F, Bernabeu-Wittel M. Emerging applications of clinical ultrasonography. Rev Clin Esp 2020; 221:45-54. [PMID: 33998478 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2020.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this work, we introduce the numerous emerging areas and frontiers in the use of point-of-care ultrasonography. Of these, we review the following three: 1) the use of clinical ultrasonography in infectious and tropical diseases (we address its usefulness in the diagnosis and follow-up of the main syndromes, in tropical diseases, and in areas with scarce resources); 2) the usefulness of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of response to volume infusion in severely ill patients (we review basic concepts and the main static and dynamic variables used for this evaluation); and 3) the use of clinical ultrasonography in the assessment of muscle mass in elderly patients with primary sarcopenia (we review the main muscles and measurements used for it).
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- C Henríquez-Camacho
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.
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Vernieuwe L, Van de Putte P, Deen J, Bouchez S. Focus on PoCUS or hocus pocus? Integrating point-of-care ultrasound into residency and clinical practice. ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.56126/71.2.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Point-of care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a new clinical diagnostic paradigm that plays an instrumental role in the ongoing anesthesiologist’s evolving role towards a perioperative physician. Currently, there are few approved curricula that incorporate a PoCUS program into anesthesia residency. This article examines relevant PoCUS applications for anesthesiologists, presents an overview of existing international guidelines for education and training, and reflects on the need for specialty-wide standards. We present a possible framework, that could offer a first move towards a structured PoCUS pathway for Belgian anesthesia residents and facilitate its incorporation into national anesthesia practice.
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Acute epiploic appendagitis: ultrasound and computed tomography findings of a rare case of acute abdominal pain and the role of other imaging techniques. Pol J Radiol 2020; 85:e178-e182. [PMID: 32419882 PMCID: PMC7218446 DOI: 10.5114/pjr.2020.94335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose Acute epiploic appendagitis (EA) is a relatively rare, benign and local inflammatory disease involving the epiploic appendices. Unlike its mimics, EA is generally a self-limiting inflammatory disease and can be treated conservatively. Case presentation A 33-year-old Caucasian man presented to our emergency department with a sever and sharp left iliac fossa pain. He underwent abdominal X-ray, ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) evaluations. Conclusion We illustrate US and CT findings to increase the radiologists’ awareness of this condition and to avoid diagnostic delay and unnecessary use of antibiotics, hospitalization and surgery.
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Khan MAB, Abu-Zidan FM. Point-of-care ultrasound for the acute abdomen in the primary health care. Turk J Emerg Med 2020; 20:1-11. [PMID: 32355895 PMCID: PMC7189821 DOI: 10.4103/2452-2473.276384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a focused examination, which is performed and interpreted at the bedside by the treating physician answering a specific clinical question. It is currently utilized as an essential adjunct to physical examination in many medical specialties. Recent advances in technology have made POCUS machines portable, affordable, and could be used with minimal training even by nonradiologists. This review aims to cover the fundamental physics of POCUS and its applications for diagnosing the acute abdomen in the primary health care including the most common causes encountered by family physicians. These are acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, renal colic, ectopic pregnancy, acute diverticulitis, bowel obstruction, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. We hope to encourage primary care physicians to incorporate POCUS in their routine clinical practice. We also highlight challenges encountered when using POCUS in the primary health care including limited availability and the need for proper training. Furthermore, we review the POCUS results when performed by primary health-care physicians. Integrating POCUS in primary health care empowers primary health-care physicians to provide high-quality, safe, and cost-effective care to the patients.
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- Moien A B Khan
- Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Junyu MMD, Xiaoqing WMD, Lina ZMD, Jun DMD, Xiaoting WMD. Critical Care Ultrasound: A Necessary and Mandatory Tool for Novel Coro-navirus Pneumonia. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.37015/audt.2020.200040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cevik AA, Cakal ED, Abu-Zidan F. Point-of-care Ultrasound Training During an Emergency Medicine Clerkship: A Prospective Study. Cureus 2019; 11:e6118. [PMID: 31723483 PMCID: PMC6844539 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Aim This study evaluated the effects of three-hour instructor-led training courses in the Extended Focused Assessment Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) and Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) protocols on knowledge gain and retention by final-year medical students. Methods This prospective study evaluated 79 final year medical students participating in an emergency medicine (EM) clerkship during the 2017-2018 academic year. None of the included students had prior formal ultrasound training or hands-on experience. All students participated in three-hour training courses on the EFAST and RUSH protocols, with training on each protocol involving one hour of didactic training and two hours of practical training. Knowledge improvement was measured by testing before and after each course, and knowledge retention was evaluated on a final clerkship multiple choice question (MCQ) examination. Results Median scores were significantly higher after rather than before both the EFAST (15; range, 12-19 vs. 7; range, 2-18; p < 0.0001) and RUSH (16; range, 6-20 vs. 6; range, 1-13; p < 0.0001) courses. EFAST knowledge was significantly higher than RUSH knowledge before (p = 0.04) but not after (p = 0.82) taking the respective course. The RUSH score was significantly lower than the EFAST score on the final clerkship MCQ examination (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Three hours of instructor-led ultrasound training given during an EM clerkship significantly increased knowledge of both the EFAST and RUSH protocols. Knowledge retention after two weeks was higher for the EFAST than the RUSH protocol. A longer period of RUSH training may improve the retention of knowledge.
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- Arif Alper Cevik
- Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine Section, United Arab Emirates University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Ain, ARE
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- Emergency Medicine, Mersin City Education and Research Hospital, Mersin, TUR
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Di Serafino M, Iacobellis F, Trovato P, Stavolo C, Brillantino A, Pinto A, Romano L. Acute Epiploic Appendagitis: A Nonsurgical Abdominal Pain. Case Rep Emerg Med 2019; 2019:7160247. [PMID: 31380126 PMCID: PMC6662477 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7160247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Epiploic appendagitis is a relatively rare disease characterized by an inflammation of fat-filled serosal outpouchings of the large intestine, called epiploic appendices. Diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis is made challenging by the lack of pathognomonic clinical features and should therefore be considered as a potential diagnosis by exclusion first of all with appendicitis or diverticulitis which are the most important causes of lower abdominal pain. Currently, with the increasing use of ultrasound and computed tomography in the evaluation of acute abdominal pain, epiploic appendagitis can be diagnosed by characteristic diagnostic imaging features. We present a case of epiploic appendagitis with objective of increasing knowledge of this disease and its diagnostic imaging findings, in order to reduce harmful and unnecessary surgical interventions.
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- Marco Di Serafino
- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Traumatology Centre “CTO-Dei Colli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of General and Emergency Radiology, “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Abu-Zidan FM, Cevik AA. Kunafa knife and play dough is an efficient and cheap simulator to teach diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). World J Emerg Surg 2019; 14:1. [PMID: 30636969 PMCID: PMC6325793 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-018-0220-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic tool. Nevertheless, it needs proper training to reach its required level of competency. Educators who work in low-income countries find it difficult to purchase expensive training computer-based simulators. We aim in this communication to describe the methods to build up and use an efficient, simple, and cheap simulator which can be used for teaching POCUS globally. Methods It took our group 2 years to develop the simulator to its current form. The required material for the simulator includes a Kunafa knife, a carton gift box and its cover and colored play dough. The Kunafa knife with its blade is an excellent simulator for the small print convex array probe (3–5 MHz) and its ultrasound sections. It is useful to teach two important principles. First, the three basic hand movements used to control the ultrasound probe (fanning, tilting, and shifting). Second, the thin blade of the knife (1 mm thick) simulates the shape of the two-dimensional ultrasound images. The play dough is used to simulate different organs to be cut in different directions like the aorta and inferior vena cava. Results The simulator was used to teach 88 fifth year medical students during the period of November 2017 to November 2018 at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University. The simulator was valid, simple, portable, and sustainable. The students greatly enjoyed its use. The cost of the simulator is less than 10 US dollars. Conclusions Surgical educators who work in low-income countries are encouraged to develop their educational tools that are tailored to their own needs. Our simulator can help our colleagues who want to teach POCUS and cannot purchase expensive mannequins and computer-based simulators.
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- Fikri M Abu-Zidan
- 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, 17666 United Arab Emirates
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- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, 17666 United Arab Emirates
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