2015
The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance
Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansCardiac ultrasoundLife-threatening conditionLeft ventricular ejectionAcademic emergency departmentFocused cardiac ultrasoundRelevant clinical informationEmergency medicine literaturePericardial effusionEmergency departmentVentricular ejectionEmergency settingClinical informationFOCUS findingsMedicine literatureYears of experienceEffusionPhysiciansSpecific assessmentUltrasound
2014
Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Connecticut Emergency Departments
Herbst MK, Camargo CA, Perez A, Moore CL. Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Connecticut Emergency Departments. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 48: 191-196.e2. PMID: 25440859, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPOC-USCare ultrasoundCommunity ED settingEmergency Physicians guidelinesRespondents' emergency departmentsAbdominal aortic aneurysmAcademic emergency departmentPhysicians guidelinesED settingUse of pointAortic aneurysmED directorsACEP guidelinesEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeResponse rateTrauma (FAST) examinationUS machineFocused assessmentBilling patternsHospital privilegesMinority useQuality assurance programUS performance