2020
Trends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016
Birch MS, Marin JR, Liu RB, Hall J, Hall MK. Trends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 609-614. PMID: 32653329, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasonographyEmergency physiciansDiagnostic pointCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency medicine cliniciansAdvanced practice providersCross-sectional studyProcedural Terminology codesEmergency medicine workforceAbdominal examinationUltrasonographic studyEmergency departmentClinician workforceUltrasonographic examinationCritical careMedicaid feePractice providersMedicine cliniciansLow prevalenceTerminology codesMedicare beneficiariesReimbursement patternsInternal medicineRapid diagnosisUltrasonographyUltrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar
Liu RB, Tayal VS, Panebianco NL, Tung‐Chen Y, Nagdev A, Shah S, Pivetta E, Henwood PC, Nelson MJ, Moore CL. Ultrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 523-526. PMID: 32348585, PMCID: PMC7267389, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCatheterization, Central VenousCatheterization, PeripheralCongresses as TopicCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19EchocardiographyEmergency MedicineHeartHumansHypertrophy, Right VentricularHypovolemiaInternationalityItalyLungPandemicsPericardial EffusionPneumonia, ViralPoint-of-Care TestingRadiography, ThoracicSARS-CoV-2SpainStroke VolumeTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyVenous ThrombosisVentricular Dysfunction, LeftWashingtonWater-Electrolyte Imbalance
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
2018
SonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound
Liteplo AS, Carmody K, Fields MJ, Liu RB, Lewiss RE. SonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 37: 2491-2496. PMID: 29676524, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14606.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review
Liu RB, Donroe JH, McNamara RL, Forman HP, Moore CL. The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1818-1825. PMID: 29059269, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus
Nelson M, Abdi A, Adhikari S, Boniface M, Bramante RM, Egan DJ, Fields J, Leo MM, Liteplo AS, Liu R, Nomura JT, Pigott DC, Raio CC, Ruskis J, Strony R, Thom C, Lewiss RE. Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1274-1279. PMID: 27520068, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism
Daley J, Grotberg J, Pare J, Medoro A, Liu R, Hall MK, Taylor A, Moore CL. Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 35: 106-111. PMID: 27793505, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesComputed Tomography AngiographyEchocardiographyEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationPhysiciansPoint-of-Care SystemsPoint-of-Care TestingProspective StudiesPulmonary EmbolismReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySystoleTricuspid ValveVentricular Dysfunction, RightYoung AdultConceptsTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionAnnular plane systolic excursionDiagnosis of PEPulmonary embolismSystolic excursionProspective observational cohort studyUrban academic emergency departmentObservational cohort studyAcademic emergency departmentCharacteristic curve analysisModerate diagnostic valueIntraclass correlation coefficientCohort studyEmergency departmentTomographic angiographyEmergency physiciansOptimal cutoffPatientsDiagnostic valueAbnormal cutoffsSecondary objectiveΚ statisticCurve analysisConvenience sampleInterrater reliability
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 rateDissectionUltrasoundMortalityPhysiciansComparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting
Moore CL, Broder J, Gunn ML, Bhargavan‐Chatfield M, Cody D, Cullison K, Daniels B, Gans B, Hall M, Gaines BA, Goldman S, Heil J, Liu R, Marin JR, Melnick ER, Novelline RA, Pare J, Repplinger MD, Taylor RA, Sodickson AD. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1465-1473. PMID: 26576033, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care settingCare settingsComputed tomography (CT) useCare of patientsAlternative diagnostic strategiesComputed tomography scanningEssential diagnostic toolTomography useCT useEmergency physiciansEmergency radiologistsComparative effectivenessTomography scanningDiagnostic strategiesDiagnostic toolDelphi techniqueSettingPatientsMedical physicistsPhysiciansCareCT