2022
The Feasibility of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound During Cardiac Arrest in Children
Leviter JI, Chen L, O'Marr J, Riera A. The Feasibility of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound During Cardiac Arrest in Children. Pediatric Emergency Care 2022, 39: 347-350. PMID: 35470313, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasoundPediatric resuscitationRight ventricular strainPediatric emergency medicine physiciansUrban academic hospitalEmergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine providersPediatric emergency medicine providersSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStable patientsVentricular strainProspective studyCardiac arrestHealthy childrenResuscitation guidelinesAcademic hospitalCardiac contractilityCardiopulmonary resuscitationPulse checksFemoral positionMedicine providersMedicine physiciansDefibrillator padsCardiac scans
2018
“Full Stomach” Despite the Wait: Point‐of‐care Gastric Ultrasound at the Time of Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Leviter J, Steele DW, Constantine E, Linakis JG, Amanullah S. “Full Stomach” Despite the Wait: Point‐of‐care Gastric Ultrasound at the Time of Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 26: 752-760. PMID: 30372569, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight lateral decubitusProcedural sedationGastric contentsFull stomachGastric antrumAntral cross-sectional areaPediatric emergency departmentCross-sectional areaCare gastric ultrasoundRisk-benefit considerationsLiquid gastric contentsGastric pointsSingle sonographerGastric volumeMedication choiceProspective studyEmergency departmentGastric ultrasoundEvaluable imagesRisk groupsLateral decubitusCare ultrasoundLower oddsSedationStomach