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 ResearchEffect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review
Baloescu C, Parhar A, Liu R, Wanjiku GW. Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 2022, 48: 1711-1719. PMID: 35786524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource-limited settingsLow-resource settingsCare ultrasoundPre-specified primary outcomesEffects of POCUSFree-text termsPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMedical Subject HeadingsPatient outcomesDifferential diagnosisPatient managementObservational studyMethodological qualityClinical utilityHigh riskElectronic databasesSystematic reviewPatient careFinal reviewPatient diagnosisPOCUSDiagnosisValuable interventionText terms
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
Regarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”
Liu R, Theodoro D, Fields JM, Jones R, Adhikari S, Noble V, Tayal V. Regarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2019, 47: 161-162. PMID: 30762883, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22637.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