2021
Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Guiding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Focused Echocardiography: A Report of Five Cases
Liu R, Bogucki S, Marcolini EG, Yu CY, Wira CR, Kalam S, Daley J, Moore CL, Cone D. Guiding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Focused Echocardiography: A Report of Five Cases. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 24: 297-302. PMID: 31150302, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1626955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiopulmonary ResuscitationEchocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHeart ArrestHumansMaleMiddle AgedConceptsCardiopulmonary resuscitationCardiac arrestEchocardiography studyFocused echocardiographyAdvanced cardiac life support algorithmLeft ventricular compressionCardiac arrest patientsEnd-tidal carbon dioxide valuesHospital cardiac arrestTransthoracic echocardiography studyFocused transthoracic echocardiographyTidal carbon dioxide valuesTransthoracic echocardiographyVentricular compressionArrest patientsPatient outcomesHemodynamic parametersPulse checksEchocardiographyInadequate compressionResuscitationCarbon dioxide valuesUltrasound timingPhysical performanceUltrasound performance
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