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https://read.qxmd.com/read/23988137/bedside-ultrasound-diagnosis-of-acute-embolic-femoral-artery-occlusion
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniel M Rolston, Turandot Saul, Tommy Wong, Resa E Lewiss
BACKGROUND: Acute limb ischemia is both a limb-threatening and life-threatening disease process. Nontraumatic acute peripheral arterial occlusion is most commonly caused by a thrombosis or an embolism. OBJECTIVES: There is limited evidence on the use of bedside ultrasound for the detection of acute limb ischemia, but duplex ultrasonography is standard in the diagnosis and operative planning in chronic limb ischemia. Emergency physicians may use bedside ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with symptoms and signs suggestive of this disease entity...
December 2013: Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25336497/aium-practice-guideline-for-the-performance-of-the-focused-assessment-with-sonography-for-trauma-fast-examination
#22
JOURNAL ARTICLE
(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 2014: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25315997/bedside-ultrasound-in-the-diagnosis-of-complex-hand-infections-a-case-series
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Brett A Marvel, Gavin R Budhram
BACKGROUND: The red, swollen, infected hand can be a diagnostically challenging presentation in the emergency department (ED). Hand infections are a relatively uncommon ED complaint, and diagnoses may range from simple cellulitis to deep space abscess, and even to suppurative flexor tenosynovitis. The accurate differentiation of these clinical entities is of paramount importance to healing and recovery of function. CASE SERIES: In this case series, we review 4 patients with similar presenting complaints of a red, swollen hand, but with much different diagnoses and eventual treatment strategies...
January 2015: Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25537734/transtracheal-ultrasound-for-verification-of-endotracheal-tube-placement-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
#24
REVIEW
Saurabh Kumar Das, Nang Sujali Choupoo, Rudrashish Haldar, Amitabh Lahkar
PURPOSE: Early confirmation of endotracheal tube placement is of paramount importance to prevent hypoxia and its catastrophic consequences. Despite certain limitations, capnography is considered the gold standard to evaluate the proper placement of an endotracheal tube. Ultrasound is a novel tool with some definitive advantages over capnography. It enables a real-time view and can be performed quickly; furthermore, it is independent of pulmonary blood flow and does not require lung ventilation...
April 2015: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25247032/be-safe-bedside-sonography-for-assessment-of-the-fetus-in-emergencies-educational-intervention-for-late-pregnancy-obstetric-ultrasound
#25
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sachita Shah, Adeyinka Adedipe, Benjamin Ruffatto, Brandon H Backlund, Dana Sajed, Kari Rood, Rosemarie Fernandez
INTRODUCTION: Late obstetric emergencies are time critical presentations in the emergency department. Evaluation to ensure the safety of mother and child includes rapid assessment of fetal viability, fetal heart rate (FHR), fetal lie, and estimated gestational age (EGA). Point-of-care (POC) obstetric ultrasound (OBUS) offers the advantage of being able to provide all these measurements. We studied the impact of POC OBUS training on emergency physician (EP) confidence, knowledge, and OBUS skill performance on a live model...
September 2014: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25247051/ultrasound-detection-of-superior-vena-cava-thrombus
#26
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aaron Birch, David Um, Brooks Laselle
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is most commonly the insidious result of decreased vascular flow through the SVC due to malignancy, spontaneous thrombus, infections, and iatrogenic etiologies. Clinical suspicion usually leads to computed tomography to confirm the diagnosis. However, when a patient in respiratory distress requires emergent airway management, travel outside the emergency department is not ideal. With the growing implementation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), clinicians may make critical diagnoses rapidly and safely...
September 2014: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25493129/accuracy-of-a-novel-ultrasound-technique-for-confirmation-of-endotracheal-intubation-by-expert-and-novice-emergency-physicians
#27
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Michael Gottlieb, John M Bailitz, Errick Christian, Frances M Russell, Robert R Ehrman, Basem Khishfe, Alexander Kogan, Christopher Ross
INTRODUCTION: Recent research has investigated the use of ultrasound (US) for confirming endotracheal tube (ETT) placement with varying techniques, accuracies, and challenges. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of a novel, simplified, four-step (4S) technique. METHODS: We conducted a blinded, randomized trial of the 4S technique utilizing an adult human cadaver model. ETT placement was randomized to tracheal or esophageal location. Three US experts and 45 emergency medicine residents (EMR) performed a total of 150 scans...
November 2014: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25453476/effects-of-ultrasound-guided-radial-artery-catheterization-an-updated-meta-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yan-Bing Gao, Jun-Hong Yan, Fu-Quan Gao, Lei Pan, Xiao-Zhi Wang, Chang-Jun Lv
BACKGROUND: Previous meta-analyses have shown that ultrasound guidance is an effective technique for radial artery catheterization. However, these reports neglected to include several non-English language studies. Therefore, an updated meta-analysis including more eligible studies was performed to assess the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided radial artery catheterization. METHODS: Eligible studies were identified by systematically searching PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure literature databases...
January 2015: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25455052/evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-bedside-point-of-care-ultrasound-in-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-distal-radius-fractures
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COMPARATIVE STUDY
Nalan Kozaci, Mehmet Oguzhan Ay, Mehmet Akcimen, Gokcen Turhan, Ikbal Sasmaz, Sadullah Turhan, Ahmet Celik
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with direct radiography in diagnosis and management of the patients with distal radius fractures (DRFs). METHODS: In this study, patients between ages 5 and 55 years admitted to the emergency department with low energy upper extremity trauma with suspected DRF were evaluated with POCUS and direct radiography by emergency physicians (EPs) trained in either musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging or x-ray interpretation of DRF...
January 2015: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25559314/diagnosis-of-appendicitis-by-bedside-ultrasound-in-the-ed
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michael Mallin, Philip Craven, Patrick Ockerse, Jacob Steenblik, Brayden Forbes, Karl Boehm, Scott Youngquist
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) has largely become standard of care for diagnosing appendicitis at the expense of increased patient radiation exposure, cost, and time to surgical intervention. To date, there are very limited data on the accuracy of bedside ultrasound (BUS) for the diagnosis of appendicitis in adults. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate test characteristics of BUS for diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the emergency department...
March 2015: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25572643/diagnostic-performance-of-cardiopulmonary-ultrasound-performed-by-the-emergency-physician-in-the-management-of-acute-dyspnea
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emeric Gallard, Jean-Philippe Redonnet, Jean-Eudes Bourcier, Dominique Deshaies, Nicolas Largeteau, Jeanne-Marie Amalric, Fouad Chedaddi, Jean-Marie Bourgeois, Didier Garnier, Thomas Geeraerts
OBJECTIVE: The etiologic diagnosis of acute dyspnea in the emergency department (ED) remains difficult, especially for elderly patients or those with previous cardiorespiratory medical history. This may lead to inappropriate treatment and potentially a higher mortality rate. Our objective was to evaluate the performance of cardiopulmonary ultrasound compared with usual care for the etiologic diagnosis of acute dyspnea in the ED. METHODS: Patients admitted to the ED for acute dyspnea underwent upon arrival a cardiopulmonary ultrasound performed by an emergency physician, in addition to standard care...
March 2015: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25441249/accuracy-of-ultrasonography-for-determining-successful-realignment-of-pediatric-forearm-fractures
#32
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexander Sasha Dubrovsky, Anna Kempinska, Ilana Bank, Elise Mok
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study is to assess the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography compared with blinded orthopedic assessment of fluoroscopy in determining successful realignment of pediatric forearm fractures. The secondary objective is to determine the rate of agreement of ultrasonography and fluoroscopy in real-time by the treating physician. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in children younger than 18 years and presenting to an academic emergency department with forearm fractures requiring realignment of a single bone...
March 2015: Annals of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25465473/isolated-deep-venous-thrombosis-implications-for-2-point-compression-ultrasonography-of-the-lower-extremity
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Srikar Adhikari, Wes Zeger, Christopher Thom, J Matthew Fields
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Two-point compression ultrasonography focuses on the evaluation of common femoral and popliteal veins for complete compressibility. The presence of isolated thrombi in proximal veins other than the common femoral and popliteal veins should prompt modification of 2-point compression technique. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and distribution of deep venous thrombi isolated to lower-extremity veins other than the common femoral and popliteal veins in emergency department (ED) patients with clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis...
September 2015: Annals of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25550065/the-bubble-study-ultrasound-confirmation-of-central-venous-catheter-placement
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Petra E Duran-Gehring, Faheem W Guirgis, Kristin C McKee, Susan Goggans, Huynh Tran, Colleen J Kalynych, Robert L Wears
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine if ultrasound (US) can more rapidly confirm central venous catheter (CVC) position in comparison to chest radiography (CXR) in the emergency department. METHODS: The study included a convenience sample of emergency department patients with supradiaphragmatic CVCs and a CXR for confirmation. Ultrasound was used for CVC confirmation by visualizing microbubble artifact in the right atrium after injection of saline through the distal port...
March 2015: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25224838/sonography-of-the-normal-lung-comparison-between-young-and-elderly-subjects
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anna Maria Chiesa, Federica Ciccarese, Greta Gardelli, Ugo Maria Regina, Francesco Feletti, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Maurizio Zompatori
BACKGROUND: The senile lung undergoes physiologic changes that are well known but have not been investigated with ultrasound (US). Thus, the aim of our study was to compare the US appearances of the lungs in a group of healthy, nonsmoker elderly subjects with those in a group of young subjects. METHODS: One hundred elderly subjects older than 65 years of age (mean age ± SD, 79 ± 7 years) and 50 younger subjects less than 56 years of age (mean age ± SD, 33 ± 12) underwent US examination of the lungs...
May 2015: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound: JCU
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25411590/the-buddy-bedside-ultrasound-to-detect-dehydration-in-youth-study
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joshua Jauregui, Daniel Nelson, Esther Choo, Branden Stearns, Adam C Levine, Otto Liebmann, Sachita P Shah
BACKGROUND: 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 validate this and to access the accuracy of the ultrasound measured inspiratory IVC collapse and physician gestalt to predict significant dehydration in children in the emergency department. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled a non-consecutive cohort of children ≤18 years old...
2014: Critical Ultrasound Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/16997700/emergency-ultrasound-imaging-criteria-compendium-american-college-of-emergency-physicians
#37
EDITORIAL
(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
October 2006: Annals of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25142033/lung-ultrasonography-an-effective-way-to-diagnose-community-acquired-pneumonia
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiao-lei Liu, Rui Lian, Yong-kang Tao, Cheng-dong Gu, Guo-qiang Zhang
PURPOSE: To analyse the ultrasonographic findings of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and its efficacy for diagnosis of CAP compared with chest X-ray (CXR). METHODS: Patients who presented to the Emergency Department with suspected CAP were included in the study. Bedside ultrasonography was performed at each intercostal space in the midclavicular, anterior axillary, midaxillary and paravertebral lines. Any pulmonary consolidation, focal interstitial pattern, pleural-line abnormalities and subpleural lesions were recorded, and the numbers of subpleural lesions and intercostal spaces with pleural-line abnormalities were counted...
June 2015: Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25284485/optic-nerve-sheath-diameter-and-lumbar-puncture-opening-pressure-in-nontrauma-patients-suspected-of-elevated-intracranial-pressure
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Terrell S Caffery, J Nelson Perret, Mandi W Musso, Glenn N Jones
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if patients with nontraumatic causes of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) could be identified by ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). It was hypothesized that an ONSD greater than or equal to 5 mm would identify patients with elevated ICP. METHOD: This was a prospective observational trial comparing ONSD with ICP measured by opening pressure manometry on lumbar puncture (LP). The cohort consisted of a convenience sample of adult patients presenting to the emergency department, requiring LP...
December 2014: American Journal of Emergency Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25085546/what-is-the-accuracy-of-emergency-physician-performed-ultrasonography-for-deep-venous-thrombosis
#40
EDITORIAL
Jason R West, Andrew W Shannon, Mikaela L Chilstrom
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
June 2015: Annals of Emergency Medicine
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