2022
Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series
Lanspa MJ, Fox SW, Sohn J, Dugar S, Klick JC, Diaz-Gomez J, Liu R, Panebianco N. Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series. Case 2022, 6: 293-298. PMID: 36036052, PMCID: PMC9399626, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2022.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines
Sangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pathwaySecondary outcomesCOVID-19 treatment guidelinesEmergency department cliniciansIntegrated clinical pathwayCOVID-19Electronic health recordsPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesClinician adherenceED cliniciansED patientsCare guidelinesTreatment recommendationsMedication administrationPatient outcomesPatient carePatientsCliniciansHealth systemHealth recordsOutcomesAdherenceAspirinCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
Clinical Covid-19 Lung Imaging
Liu R, Vryhof D. Clinical Covid-19 Lung Imaging. 2021, 41-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66614-9_4.ChaptersLung ultrasoundFuture respiratory pandemicsCOVID-19 patientsInfection control measuresUseful imaging toolLung findingsRisk stratificationInfection diagnosisRespiratory pandemicPatient careLung imagingFuture outbreaksImaging modalitiesUltrasoundCOVID-19PatientsCOVID-19 pandemicImaging toolControl measuresImpact of ultrasoundLarge-scale researchPandemicDiseaseDiagnosisTriage
2020
Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus
Hussain A, Via G, Melniker L, Goffi A, Tavazzi G, Neri L, Villen T, Hoppmann R, Mojoli F, Noble V, Zieleskiewicz L, Blanco P, Ma IWY, Wahab MA, Alsaawi A, Al Salamah M, Balik M, Barca D, Bendjelid K, Bouhemad B, Bravo-Figueroa P, Breitkreutz R, Calderon J, Connolly J, Copetti R, Corradi F, Dean AJ, Denault A, Govil D, Graci C, Ha YR, Hurtado L, Kameda T, Lanspa M, Laursen CB, Lee F, Liu R, Meineri M, Montorfano M, Nazerian P, Nelson BP, Neskovic AN, Nogue R, Osman A, Pazeli J, Pereira-Junior E, Petrovic T, Pivetta E, Poelaert J, Price S, Prosen G, Rodriguez S, Rola P, Royse C, Chen YT, Wells M, Wong A, Xiaoting W, Zhen W, Arabi Y. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus. Critical Care 2020, 24: 702. PMID: 33357240, PMCID: PMC7759024, DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-organ pointCOVID-19 patientsLung ultrasoundCare ultrasoundExpert consensusCOVID-19Quality of evidenceEvidence-based consensusInternational expert consensusGRADE methodologyMedical managementClinical adjunctCardiac ultrasoundClinical situationsUse of ultrasoundDelphi processExpert panelImaging modalitiesUltrasoundPatientsInsufficient dataPast yearPOCUSConsensusAdjunctCanadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Lung Ultrasound for the Assessment of Medical Inpatients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019
Y. I, Hussain A, Wagner M, Walker B, Chee A, Arishenkoff S, Buchanan B, Liu RB, Mints G, Wong T, Noble V, Tonelli AC, Dumoulin E, Miller DJ, Hergott CA, Liteplo AS. Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Lung Ultrasound for the Assessment of Medical Inpatients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2020, 40: 1879-1892. PMID: 33274782, PMCID: PMC8451849, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of LUSLung ultrasoundCoronavirus disease 2019Medical inpatientsConsensus statementDisease 2019Diagnosis of pneumonitisMultidisciplinary international expertsSerial lung ultrasoundUnnecessary additional imagingGeneral medical inpatientsExpert consensus statementCOVID-19Fourth roundClinical statusAdditional imagingPretest probabilityUltrasound featuresClinical conditionsDischarge decisionsPatientsInpatientsExpert panelDiagnosisInternational experts
2016
Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism
Daley J, Grotberg J, Pare J, Medoro A, Liu R, Hall MK, Taylor A, Moore CL. Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 35: 106-111. PMID: 27793505, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyEchocardiographyEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationPhysiciansPoint-of-Care SystemsPoint-of-Care TestingProspective StudiesPulmonary EmbolismReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySystoleTricuspid ValveVentricular Dysfunction, RightYoung AdultConceptsTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionAnnular plane systolic excursionDiagnosis of PEPulmonary embolismSystolic excursionProspective observational cohort studyUrban academic emergency departmentObservational cohort studyAcademic emergency departmentCharacteristic curve analysisModerate diagnostic valueIntraclass correlation coefficientCohort studyEmergency departmentTomographic angiographyEmergency physiciansOptimal cutoffPatientsDiagnostic valueAbnormal cutoffsSecondary objectiveΚ statisticCurve analysisConvenience sampleInterrater reliability
2015
Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection
Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 486-492. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionAutopsyDiagnostic ErrorsEchocardiography, TransesophagealEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicMulti-Institutional SystemsOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAortic dissectionCardiac ultrasoundEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAscending aortic dissectionPrimary outcome measureFocus groupsNonspecific presentationED visitsSecondary outcomesAortic dilationMedian timeRetrospective reviewResuscitate statusMedical recordsThoracic aortaDeadly diagnosisOutcome measuresAutopsy reportsPatientsMisdiagnosis rateDissectionUltrasoundMortalityPhysiciansComparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting
Moore CL, Broder J, Gunn ML, Bhargavan‐Chatfield M, Cody D, Cullison K, Daniels B, Gans B, Hall M, Gaines BA, Goldman S, Heil J, Liu R, Marin JR, Melnick ER, Novelline RA, Pare J, Repplinger MD, Taylor RA, Sodickson AD. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1465-1473. PMID: 26576033, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care settingCare settingsComputed tomography (CT) useCare of patientsAlternative diagnostic strategiesComputed tomography scanningEssential diagnostic toolTomography useCT useEmergency physiciansEmergency radiologistsComparative effectivenessTomography scanningDiagnostic strategiesDiagnostic toolDelphi techniqueSettingPatientsMedical physicistsPhysiciansCareCT