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 yearPOCUSConsensusAdjunct
2019
Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group
Damewood SC, Leo M, Bailitz J, Gottlieb M, Liu R, Hoffmann B, Gaspari RJ. Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group. AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s106-s112. PMID: 32072114, PMCID: PMC7011402, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Hall MK, Hall J, Gross CP, Harish NJ, Liu R, Maroongroge S, Moore CL, Raio CC, Taylor RA. Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2467-2474. PMID: 27698180, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasoundEmergency departmentOdds ratioHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesMedicaid Services feeCare ultrasound useEmergency medicine practitionersMedical school graduation yearUse of pointPatient outcomesUltrasound examinationMedicare beneficiariesEM residenciesMedicare Part B feeUltrasound useMedicine practitionersPart B feePractice locationProvider UtilizationB feeService reimbursementEM practitionersReimbursementUltrasoundLower rates
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 rateDissectionUltrasoundMortalityPhysiciansThe “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance
Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundLife-threatening conditionLeft ventricular ejectionAcademic emergency departmentFocused cardiac ultrasoundRelevant clinical informationEmergency medicine literaturePericardial effusionEmergency departmentVentricular ejectionEmergency settingClinical informationFOCUS findingsMedicine literatureYears of experienceEffusionPhysiciansSpecific assessmentUltrasound