2019
A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Garcia AM, Asad I, Tessaro MO, Sivitz A, Osborn K, Shaahinfar A, Leung SK, Rowe E, Riera A. A Multi-institutional Case Series With Review of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 35: 443-447. PMID: 30702647, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildFemaleFluoroscopyHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntestinal VolvulusMalePoint-of-Care SystemsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsIntermittent abdominal painPediatric emergency departmentMidgut volvulusCare ultrasoundAbdominal painBilious vomitingEmergency departmentMulti-institutional case seriesRadiology-performed ultrasoundUpper gastrointestinal fluoroscopySmall bowel pathologyBedside findingsReview of pointsBowel pathologyOperative findingsCase seriesSmall bowelGastrointestinal fluoroscopyVolvulusMalrotationVomitingUltrasoundPainChildrenDepartment
2011
Remember the Saphenous
Riera A, Langhan M, Northrup V, Santucci K, Chen L. Remember the Saphenous. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 1121-1125. PMID: 22134232, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31823ab926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnthropometryAttitude of Health PersonnelBody SizeCatheterization, PeripheralChild, PreschoolEmergency NursingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousMaleNursing Staff, HospitalPediatric NursingPoint-of-Care SystemsSaphenous VeinUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsAntecubital veinSaphenous veinHand veinsPeripheral veinUrban pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency departmentNursing preferencePatient characteristicsEmergency departmentSonographic findingsBedside ultrasoundUltrasound guidanceNursing staffMean widthStaff nursesAge groupsSecondary objectiveTransverse diameterFirst choiceUltrasound measurementsVeinSuccess rateSignificant differencesChildrenFuture studies