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Traumatic right ventricular laceration complicated with hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, cardiac contusion and epicardial hematoma

Authors: Cheng-Hsien Hsieh

Early detection of Blunt traumatic brachial artery pseudoaneurysm by point of care ultrasound: case report

Authors: Jen-Tang Sun, Ming-TseJ Tsai, Chun-Yen Huang, Hong-Wei Chen, Kuang-Chau Tsai, Wan-Ching Lien and Hsiu-po Wang

E-fast in patients with dengue infection in medical ward: a pilot study

Authors: A Abdul Rahim, M Abd-Rahman, SZ Zulkifli and SS Md Sani

PROtocolized Care to Reduce HYpotension after Spinal Anesthesia (ProCRHYSA randomized trial): statistical plan

Authors: Samuele Ceruti, Sergio De Vivo, Mattia Peruzzo, Denis De Bianchi, Luciano Anselmi and Andrea Saporito

Case report: an unrecognized etiology of transient gallbladder pain in heart failure diagnosed with internist-performed point-of-care ultrasound

The excellent sensitivity and specificity of right upper quadrant (RUQ) ultrasound for gallbladder pathology in patients with abdominal pain is heavily relied upon in routine diagnostic evaluation. The hour-to...

Authors: Christine N Desautels, David M Tierney, Federico Rossi and Terry K Rosborough

Bedside ultrasound training using web-based e-learning and simulation early in the curriculum of residents

Focused bedside ultrasound is rapidly becoming a standard of care to decrease the risks of complications related to invasive procedures. The purpose of this study was to assess whether adding to the curriculum...

Authors: Yanick Beaulieu, Réjean Laprise, Pierre Drolet, Robert L Thivierge, Karim Serri, Martin Albert, Alain Lamontagne, Marc Bélliveau, André-Yves Denault and Jean-Victor Patenaude

Current practice of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the diagnosis of pneumothorax: a survey of physician sonographers in Germany

The purpose of this study was to survey the current practice of the use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the diagnosis of pneumothorax.

Authors: Thomas Berlet, Tobias Fehr and Tobias M Merz

Is B-mode ultrasound alone a sufficient screening tool for carotid stenosis? A pilot study

Carotid ultrasound is performed solely in hospital ultrasound departments or outpatient labs, using both B- and Doppler modes. We hypothesize that B-mode without Doppler can be used to classify patients as hav...

Authors: Tina Bhandari and Steven J Socransky

The BUDDY (Bedside Ultrasound to Detect Dehydration in Youth) study

Prior research suggests that the ratio of the ultrasound-measured diameter of the inferior vena cava to the aorta correlates with the level of dehydration in children. This study was designed to externally val...

Authors: Joshua Jauregui, Daniel Nelson, Esther Choo, Branden Stearns, Adam C Levine, Otto Liebmann and Sachita P Shah

The importance of dynamic ultrasound in the diagnosis of tibialis anterior muscle herniation

Tibialis anterior muscle hernia is a challenging diagnosis. Ultrasound findings generally are negative because patients come to ultrasound study from home when they are at rest. When the operator of ultrasound...

Authors: Suheil Artul and George Habib

A new wireless ultrasound probe for ultrasound guided central venous access

Authors: M Pittiruti, A Emoli, S Cappuccio and A La Greca

Improving the “global use” of ultrasound for central venous access: a new supraclavicular scan by microconvex probe

Authors: A La Greca, DG Biasucci, A Emoli and M Pittiruti

Pleural effusion in pediatric patients submitted to liver transplantation: ultrasound and radiological assessment

Authors: L Appierto, L Monti, Y Valzani, G Soglia, E Rossetti, R Bianchi and SG Picardo

Inferior vena cava point of care ultrasound: new perspectives in management of hyponatraemia

Authors: P Pasquero, AV Taulaigo, S Albani, E Sitia, P Berchialla, L Borio and M Porta

Evaluation of different teaching methods for FAST examination: high fidelity simulation versus traditional training

Authors: L Astolfi, S Spadaro, G Zani, A Gioia, A Ferraresi, MV Colamussi, R Ragazzi and CA Volta

Acute cardiogenic dyspnea in the emergency department: accuracy of lung ultrasound

Authors: A Spinelli, E De Curtis, A Savino, G Michelagnoli and S Magazzini

Diaphragmatic motility assessment in COPD exacerbation, early detection of Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation failure: a pilot study

Authors: Fabio Giuliano Numis, Lucia Morelli, Giorgio Bosso, Mario Masarone, Sara Cocozza, Anita Costanzo and Fernando Schiraldi

Lung Ultrasound for diagnosis of acute cardiogenic dyspnea in the Emergency Department – a simeu multicenter study

Authors: E Pivetta, M Tizzani, G Porrino, E Ferreri, G Volpicelli, P Balzaretti, A Banderali, A Iacobucci, S Locatelli, F Merletti, I Baldi, G Casoli, E Lupia and GA Cibinel

Implementation of prehospital emergency ultrasound: the Sassari Prehospital Emergency Ultrasound Project

Authors: D Mura, M Montomoli, D Masellis and P Delogu

The aid of “bedside ultrasonography” for the emergency surgeon: the experience of a single centre

Authors: Antonino Agrusa, Giorgio Romano, Giuseppe Frazzetta, Giuseppe Amato, Daniela Chianetta, Silvia Di Giovanni, Giuseppe De Vita, Giuseppe Di Buono, Vincenzo Sorce and Gaspare Gulotta

The role of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia in acutely ill patients

Authors: M Biancardi, B D’Agostino and C Bonfardeci

Chest ultrasounds and X-rays compared in patients with acute dyspnea in an Emergency Department

Authors: IF Martino, G Statti, F Fancoli, C Tinelli and MA Bressan

Looking a bit superficial to the pleura

The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is a descendant branch of the subclavian artery. The former is located bilaterally in both internal sides of the thorax near the sternum and is accompanied by two internal th...

Authors: Pablo Blanco and Giovanni Volpicelli

A low cost, high fidelity nerve block model

We have constructed a simple, inexpensive simulation model for ultrasound guided nerve blocks. To date there are no low cost, high fidelity models for nerve block simulations. The models that do exist are expe...

Authors: Scott Sparks, David Evans and Don Byars

Analysis of trainees' memory after classroom presentations of didactical ultrasound courses

Emergency ultrasound is gaining importance in medical education. Widespread teaching methods are frontal presentations and hands-on training. The primary goal of our study was to evaluate the impact of frontal...

Authors: Dorothea Hempel, Tanja Stenger, Marco Campo dell' Orto, David Stenger, Armin Seibel, Stefan Röhrig, Frank Heringer, Felix Walcher and Raoul Breitkreutz

Point-of-care ultrasound detection of tracheal wall thickening caused by smoke inhalation

Smoke inhalation is the leading cause of death due to fires. When a patient presents with smoke inhalation, prompt assessment of the airway and breathing is necessary. Point-of-care ultrasonography (US) is use...

Authors: Toru Kameda and Masato Fujita

Echocardiographic estimation of mean pulmonary artery pressure in critically ill patients

Indirect assessment of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP) may assist management of critically ill patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction. MPAP can be estimated as the sum of echo...

Authors: Russell D Laver, Ubbo F Wiersema and Andrew D Bersten

Diaphragm ultrasound as a new index of discontinuation from mechanical ventilation

Predictive indexes of weaning from mechanical ventilation are often inaccurate. Among the many indexes used in clinical practice, the rapid shallow breathing index is one of the most accurate. We evaluated a n...

Authors: Giovanni Ferrari, Giovanna De Filippi, Fabrizio Elia, Francesco Panero, Giovanni Volpicelli and Franco Aprà

Case report: transient small bowel intussusception presenting as right lower quadrant pain in a 6-year-old male

In children presenting to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain, ultrasound is the preferred initial modality. In our patient, a 6-year-old male with a sudden onset of severe right lower quadrant p...

Authors: Mathew J Nelson, Tara Paterson and Christopher Raio

Lung ultrasound imaging in avian influenza A (H7N9) respiratory failure

Lung ultrasound has been shown to identify in real-time, various pathologies of the lung such as pneumonia, viral pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lung ultrasound maybe a first-line a...

Authors: Nga Wing Tsai, Chun Wai Ngai, Ka Leung Mok and James W Tsung

Immediate versus delayed integrated point-of-care-ultrasonography to manage acute dyspnea in the emergency department

Dyspnea is one of the most frequent complaints in the Emergency Department. Thoracic ultrasound should help to differentiate cardiogenic from non-cardiogenic causes of dyspnea. We evaluated whether the diagnos...

Authors: Concetta Pirozzi, Fabio G Numis, Antonio Pagano, Paolo Melillo, Roberto Copetti and Fernando Schiraldi

The role of ultrasound in the management and diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis

Currently, infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a clinically diagnosed condition. According to the American Family Physician criteria for IM, splenomegaly is the key factor that distinguishes IM from other causes ...

Authors: Sarah N Farukhi and John C Fox

Prehospital stroke diagnostics based on neurological examination and transcranial ultrasound

Transcranial color-coded sonography (TCCS) has proved to be a fast and reliable tool for the detection of middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusions in a hospital setting. In this feasibility study on prehospital...

Authors: Moriz Herzberg, Sandra Boy, Thilo Hölscher, Michael Ertl, Markus Zimmermann, Karl-Peter Ittner, Josef Pemmerl, Hendrik Pels, Ulrich Bogdahn and Felix Schlachetzki

Nasal septal abscess diagnosed by ultrasound

Authors: Mingtse Tsai, Jengtan Sun, Kuangchau Tsai and Wanching Lien

Ultrasonography for proper endotracheal tube placement confirmation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: two-center experience

Authors: Jen-Tang Sun, Shyh-Shyong Sim, Hao-Chang Chou, Kah-Meng Chong, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma and Wan-Ching Lien

Advantages of critical care ultrasound in primary survey: the experience of a medium size Emergency Department

Authors: M Zanatta and V Cianci

Point-of-care ultrasound detection of tracheal edema caused by smoke inhalation

Authors: T Kameda and M Fujita

The impact of ultrasound scan training on its usage among emergency personnel in Malaysian emergency departments

Authors: JM Noor and FM Salleh

A novel approach for US-guided central venous cannulation in phantom models: the oblique technique

Authors: DE Morato, S Terp, M Chilstrom, CN Lam, M Menchine and T Mailhot

Use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by emergency physicians for general surgical patients in resuscitation room

Authors: KH Cheung, YS Ong, CA Graham, TH Rainer and NK Cheung

Reproducibility of point-of-care cardiac ultrasound in Chagas disease by a non-cardiologist with limited training

Authors: Lucas Jordan Kreuser, Maria Carmo P Nunes, Robert Reardon and Antonio L Ribeiro

The effectiveness of ultrasonography in verifying the placement of a nasogastric feeding tube in patients with low consciousness at an emergency center

Authors: HM Kim, BH So, WJ Jeong, SM Choi and KN Park

Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion is reflective of biventricular function in critically ill patients

Authors: Ratender Singh, Sudeep Kumar, Sreevatsa Nadig and Arvind Baronia

Echocardiography led to the evaluation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Authors: M Algaba-Montes, A Oviedo-García, JM Alvarez-Franco, A Segura Grau, J Lopez-Libano, N Diaz-Rodriguez and A Rodriguez-Lorenzo

Echocardiographic windows in emergency departaments

Authors: A Oviedo-García, M Algaba-Montes, J Lopez-Libano, JM Alvarez-Franco, N Diaz-Rodriguez, A Rodriguez-Lorenzo and A Segura Grau

Descriptive analysis about the use of ultrasound in fourth-year medical students at University of Lleida (UdL)

Authors: Ramon Nogué Bou, Nuria Escudero García, N Anna Habimana Jordana, José Javier Trujillano Cabello, Jesús Pérez Mur and Anna Nogué Infante

Emphysematous cholecystitis. Advantages of abdominal ultrasound in the ED

Authors: M Algaba-Montes, A Oviedo-García, D Nuñez-Hospital, J Lopez-Libano, JM Alvarez-Franco, N Diaz-Rodriguez and A Rodriguez-Lorenzo

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and iliac vein injury detected with bedside ultrasound

Authors: Sang Ook Ha, Jae Seok Park and So Hee Park

LUQ view and the FAST exam: helpful or a hindrance in the adult trauma patient?

Authors: K O’Brien, U Stolz, L Stolz and S Adhikari

The use of a novel ultrasound guidance system for real-time central venous cannulation: initial report on safety and efficacy

Authors: RM Ferre and M Mercier