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 ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency medicineTertiary children's hospitalCare ultrasound usePediatric patientsChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentUltrasound reviewAppropriate followCritical pathologyAmerican AcademyUltrasound useEfficient careEmergency medicinePatientsHospitalImage reviewReviewFollowPediatricsPOCUSPathologyCare
2021
Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate the Acute Abdomen
Malik R, Leviter J, Gross I, Saluja S, Cowles RA, Riera A. Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate the Acute Abdomen. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: e1022-e1024. PMID: 34116554, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002460.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAgreement With Pediatric Suprapatellar Bursa Effusion Assessments by Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Remote Training
Riera A, Leviter JI, Iqbal A, Soma G, Malik RN, Chen L. Agreement With Pediatric Suprapatellar Bursa Effusion Assessments by Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Remote Training. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: e746-e751. PMID: 34542989, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceiver operator characteristic curveKnee radiographyPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsOperator characteristic curveNovice sonologistsInterobserver reliabilityEffusion assessmentCare ultrasoundPredictive valuePediatric emergency departmentCharacteristic curveNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePediatric emergency medicineSubstantial interobserver reliabilityPediatric patientsEffusion sizeEmergency departmentMean ageAsymptomatic kneesMAIN OUTCOMEEffusionΚ coefficientPatientsTest characteristics
2020
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain in a Pediatric Patient: A Proposed Algorithm.
Leviter J, Constantine E. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain in a Pediatric Patient: A Proposed Algorithm. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 36: 446-451. PMID: 32149996, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndifferentiated abdominal painAbdominal painCare ultrasoundPediatric patientsPediatric emergency departmentSurgical emergencyAtypical presentationCommon presentationPatient dispositionEmergency departmentDiagnostic challengePainDiagnostic approachPatientsUltrasoundPresentationAppendicitisPhysiciansDiagnosisWeeks
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