2023
Acute and Critical Pathology Diagnosed by Timely Point-of-Care Ultrasound Review at a Tertiary Children's Hospital
Shah R, Leviter J, Riera A. Acute and Critical Pathology Diagnosed by Timely Point-of-Care Ultrasound Review at a Tertiary Children's Hospital. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 39: 636-640. PMID: 37256276, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildHospitals, PediatricHumansPoint-of-Care SystemsPoint-of-Care TestingTertiary Care CentersUltrasonographyConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency medicineTertiary children's hospitalCare ultrasound usePediatric patientsChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentUltrasound reviewAppropriate followCritical pathologyAmerican AcademyUltrasound useEfficient careEmergency medicinePatientsHospitalImage reviewReviewFollowPediatricsPOCUSPathologyCare
2019
Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography.
Riera A, Langhan M, Silva CT. Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 36: e30-e32. PMID: 31433363, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolHumansIleal DiseasesIleitisIleumIntussusceptionMalePoint-of-Care SystemsRemission, SpontaneousConceptsIleocolic intussusceptionCare ultrasoundIschemic bowel injurySignificant inflammatory changesBowel injuryInitial workupInflammatory changesSurgical reductionTerminal ileitisTerminal ileumCare ultrasonographyRadiology ultrasoundIntussusceptionAcademic centersReduction attemptsSensitivity of studiesSpontaneous reductionTest characteristicsUltrasoundDiagnostic techniquesRadiologyIleitisUltrasonographyIleumInjuryA 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 ResearchConceptsIntermittent 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
2017
Vaginal Foreign Bodies
Gross IT, Riera A. Vaginal Foreign Bodies. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 756-759. PMID: 29095775, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
If You Twinkle When You Tinkle, Stones Are Found on Ultrasound
Riera A, Bokhari SA, Bechtel K. If You Twinkle When You Tinkle, Stones Are Found on Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2016, 32: 246-249. PMID: 26359827, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMalePoint-of-Care SystemsUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorUrolithiasis
2012
Ultrasound Evaluation of Skull Fractures in Children
Riera A, Chen L. Ultrasound Evaluation of Skull Fractures in Children. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 420-425. PMID: 22531195, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e318252da3b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePilot ProjectsPoint-of-Care SystemsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesROC CurveSkull FracturesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrauma Severity IndicesUltrasonographyConceptsAcute closed head injuryClosed head injurySkull fractureBedside ultrasoundPediatric emergency medicineCT scanUrban tertiary care children's hospitalPredictive valueTertiary care children's hospitalTest characteristicsUnnecessary CT scansClinical decision rulePediatric emergency departmentEmergency medicineComputed tomography scanNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueMonths of trainingMedian ageChildren's HospitalUltrasound evaluationEmergency departmentHead injuryBedside ultrasonographyTomography scanDiagnosis of Intussusception by Physician Novice Sonographers in the Emergency Department
Riera A, Hsiao AL, Langhan ML, Goodman TR, Chen L. Diagnosis of Intussusception by Physician Novice Sonographers in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 264-268. PMID: 22424652, PMCID: PMC3431911, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency physiciansIleocolic intussusceptionEmergency physiciansUltrasonographic resultsUrban tertiary care children's hospitalPredictive valueBedside emergency department ultrasonographyTertiary care children's hospitalEmergency department ultrasonographyDiagnosis of intussusceptionProspective convenience sample studyLikelihood ratioNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConvenience sample studyBowel ultrasonographyMedian agePediatric EDChildren's HospitalUltrasonographic studyEmergency departmentObservational studyPhysician sonographersBedside studiesIntussusception
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 studiesUse of Emergency Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Evaluation of an Infant With Vomiting
Alletag MJ, Riera A, Langhan ML, Chen L. Use of Emergency Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Evaluation of an Infant With Vomiting. Pediatric Emergency Care 2011, 27: 986-989. PMID: 21975504, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e318232a265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Service, HospitalHumansIleal DiseasesInfantIntussusceptionLiverMalePoint-of-Care SystemsPsoas MusclesPylorusUltrasonographyVomitingConceptsEmergency ultrasoundBedside emergency ultrasoundAbdominal painPediatric abdominal emergenciesAbdominal emergenciesEmergency departmentUltrasound evaluationAssessment of childrenDiagnostic evaluationTimely diagnosisUseful adjunctVomitingInfantsUltrasoundPainUnanticipated conditionsAdjunctDiagnosis
2010
Use of Bedside Ultrasound to Assess Degree of Dehydration in Children With Gastroenteritis
Chen L, Hsiao A, Langhan M, Riera A, Santucci KA. Use of Bedside Ultrasound to Assess Degree of Dehydration in Children With Gastroenteritis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 1042-1047. PMID: 21040104, PMCID: PMC3058669, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00873.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDehydrationDiarrheaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFluid TherapyGastroenteritisHemodynamicsHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousLinear ModelsMaleObserver VariationPilot ProjectsPoint-of-Care SystemsProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexUltrasonography, DopplerVena Cava, InferiorConceptsInferior vena cavaIVC/Ao ratioPediatric emergency departmentAo diametersAcute gastroenteritisAo ratioBedside ultrasound measurementAcute weight lossProspective observational studyResolution of symptomsAorta diameter ratioAcute care settingInterrater reliabilityPairs of investigatorsPearson correlation coefficientSignificant dehydrationGood interrater reliabilityEmergency departmentIntravascular volumeBedside USVena cavaBedside ultrasoundObservational studyCare settingsProspective identification