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Bedside Doppler ultrasound for the assessment of renal perfusion in the ICU: advantages and limitations of the available techniques

Three Doppler-derived techniques have been proposed to assess renal perfusion at bedside: Doppler-based renal resistive index (RI) which has been extensively but imperfectly studied in assessing renal allograf...

Authors: David Schnell and Michael Darmon

Point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

The best diagnostic strategy to confirm or exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) suspicion needs an appropriate combination of clinical assessment, plasma D-dimer measurement, and computed tomographic pulmonary angi...

Authors: Alessandro Squizzato, Luca Galli and Victor E. A. Gerdes

The diagnosis of right heart thrombus by focused cardiac ultrasound in a critically ill patient in compensated shock

Right heart thrombus (RHT) is a life-threatening diagnosis that is rarely made in the emergency department (ED), but with the increasing use of focused cardiac ultrasound (FocUS), more of these cases may be id...

Authors: Mansour Jammal, Peter Milano, Renzo Cardenas, Thomas Mailhot, Diku Mandavia and Phillips Perera

Can severe aortic stenosis be identified by emergency physicians when interpreting a simplified two-view echocardiogram obtained by trained echocardiographers?

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valve problem that causes significant morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to determine whether an emergency physician (EP) could determine severe AS by reviewin...

Authors: Hasan Alzahrani, Michael Y Woo, Chris Johnson, Paul Pageau, Scott Millington and Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

The risk of cumulative radiation exposure in chest imaging and the advantage of bedside ultrasound

The increasing use and complexity of imaging techniques have not been matched by increasing awareness and knowledge by prescribers and practitioners. Imaging examinations that expose to ionizing radiation prov...

Authors: Luna Gargani and Eugenio Picano

Point-of-care ultrasound of the diaphragm in a liver transplant patient with acute respiratory failure

In some intensive care, nowadays, ultrasound diagnostics have become an extension of the physical examination (like a stethoscope). In this report, we discuss the case of an acute respiratory failure which aro...

Authors: Federico Barbariol, Luigi Vetrugno, Livia Pompei, Adelisa De Flaviis and Giorgio Della Rocca

Gastric dilatation in women with eating disorder. Diagnosed and control by ultrasound

Authors: Jose Retamal, Ramon Nogue, Juan Fabregat, Laura Clavel and Rosa Vilella

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

Authors: Cheng-Hsien Hsieh

Ultrasound guided chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Authors: P Benato, M Zanatta and V Cianci

Experience of use of bedside ultrasonography for detection of Abdominal aortic aneurysm in a tertiary medical center in Taiwan, ROC

Authors: Ying-Lin Tan, Kuo-Chih Chen and Tzong-Luen Wang

Evaluation of a novel simulation method of teaching B-lines: hand ultrasound with a wet foam dressing material

Authors: YJ Cho, KH Lee, JH Ahn, CK Hong and YR Ha

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

Ultrasound performed by emergency clinician improved the diagnostic efficacy in deep vein thrombosis

Authors: Chien-Ming Chu, Kuo-Chih Chen and Tzong-Luen Wang

Isolated gallbladder hematoma after a blunt abdominal trauma: case report

Authors: I-Ting Wang, Ming-Tse Tsai, Chun-Yen Huang, Kuang-Chau Tsai, Shih-Hao Wu, Wan-Ching Lien and Jen-Tang Sun

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

Nail in my heart

Authors: Siti Nor, Rahimi Abd Razak, S Mohamad Ali and H Ngadiron

Can focused echocardiographic evaluation in life support (FEEL) be used to predict resuscitation outcome or termination of resuscitation (TOR)? A prospective trial

Authors: JY Suh, YS Jo, JH Choi and HM Kim

Measurement of inferior vena cava and aorta with bedside ultrasound to assess degree of dehydration in children

Authors: Hyuksool Kwon, Jin Hee Lee, Kyuseok Kim, Young Ho Kwak and Do Kyun Kim

Detection of a fish bone in the cervical esophagus using point-of-care ultrasound

Authors: T Kameda

Point-of-care ultrasound is useful for the detection of proximal ureteral stone in the emergency department

Authors: Kuo-Chih Chen, Chee-Fah Chong and Tzong-Luen Wang

McConnell’s sign; a distinctive echocardiographic finding for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism in emergency department

Authors: Seong Beom Oh, Seung Jae Bang and Min Jeong Kim

Advantages of echocardiography in the emergency room in front of a young patient with palpitations

Authors: AA Oviedo-García and M Algaba-Montes

Ultrasound scanning by emergency physicians in jaundice patient

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

Advantages of ultrasound in the emergency room in a septic shock patient

Authors: M Algaba-Montes and A Oviedo-García

Patient with flank pain and intermittent hematuria. The typical renal colic? Usefulness of ultrasonography in the emergency room

Authors: AA Oviedo-García and M Algaba-Montes

The position of patients for safe central venous catheterization via the internal jugular vein: prospective observational study of critically ill patients

Authors: Young Soon Cho and Jong Bin Lee

Accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum

Authors: P Nazerian, C Tozzetti, A Petrioli, M Ottaviani, F Trausi, M Baioni and S Grifoni

Accuracy of lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of consolidations when compared to chest computed tomography

Authors: P Nazerian, G Volpicelli, S Vanni, C Gigli, C Tozzetti, A Petrioli and S Grifoni

Diagnostic performance of focused cardiac ultrasound performed by emergency physicians for the assessment of ascending aorta dilatation and aneurysm

Authors: P Nazerian, C Gigli, A Pavellini, FR Ermini, G Pepe, S Vanni and S Grifoni

Portal venous gas detected by ultrasound examination in emergency department in a patient with acute abdominal pain

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

New possibilities of ultrasound in the emergency physician's hands to a young patient with abdominal pain

Authors: M Algaba-Montes and A Oviedo-García

Lung ultrasound in seven children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit- comparison among chest X ray, chest CT and lung ultrasound

Authors: S Fukuhara, Y Ishida, S Tsuji, M Kusumoto, S Kajihara, Y Yamaguchi, H Takeda and Y Uetani

Usefulness of ultrasonography in the emergency department to a patient with recurrent abdominal pain

Authors: A Oviedo-García, M Algaba-Montes, J Lopez-Libano and JM Alvarez-Franco

A new central venous access in Emergency Department: ultrasound-guided infraclavicular axillary vein

Authors: M Algaba-Montes and A Oviedo-García

It is high time we changed our habits. Chest pain: when ECG is not enough and echo makes the difference

Authors: M Frameglia, E Frongia, P Riolfi, B Genco, C Bertrand, A Zocca, C Menini, L Adami, C Bellunato and G Arcoleo,G Battizocco

Ultrasound in diagnose & treatment follow-up of abdominal pain due to intestinal tuberculosis

Authors: MG Ametembun

Equipping non-radiologist with basic point of care ultrasound skills- it can save lives!

Authors: YK Liew

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

USG guided central venous cannulation in ICU : a comparision with conventional approach

Authors: A Agarwal, DK Singh and M Tripathi

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

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

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

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

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