Articles

Ultrasound – a Revolution in the Making

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2nd Italian WINFOCUS Congress, Milan, Italy, 10–13 December 2008

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4th World Congress on Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 5–8 March 2008

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Ultrasonography in abdominal emergencies: quick and easy and safe decision making

Authors: Lucas Greiner

Bedside diagnosis of extensive aortic dissection

Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a disease of relatively low incidence but very high mortality. Its presenting symptoms and signs are highly variable and frequently overlap with other less critical etiologies....

Authors: Sandeep Duggal, Matt Lyon and Michael Blaivas

GE Healthcare technology column for Critical Ultrasound Journal

Authors: Michael Blaivas

Evidence-based critical ultrasound: a mission possible

Authors: Mahmoud Elbarbary

Detection of lung atelectasis/consolidation by ultrasound in multiple trauma patients with mechanical ventilation

To evaluate the efficacy of bedside ultrasound in detecting lung atelectasis/consolidation in multiple trauma patients with mechanical ventilation.

Authors: Jian-xin Yang, Mao Zhang, Zhi-hai Liu, Li Ba, Jian-xin Gan and Shao-wen Xu

A new point of care ultrasound journal

Authors: Michael Blaivas

Ultrasound simulation of peripheral nerves: development of a novel technology for training in regional anaesthesia

Regarding education in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, we aimed to develop three-dimensional ultrasound volumes (3D-UV) of peripheral nerves for ultrasound simulation. This study mainly addressed to es...

Authors: Raoul Breitkreutz, Sebastian Schellhaas, Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, Paul Kessler and Felix Walcher

An unusual presentation of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

The diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is often missed as a result of an unusual presentation, resulting in increased mortality. Here, we present an atypical presentation of ruptured AAA in ...

Authors: Adel Abdel Aziz and Nick Maskery