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
2009
Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma
Schuster KM, Lofthouse R, Moore C, Lui F, Kaplan LJ, Davis KA. Pulseless Electrical Activity, Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma, and Cardiac Contractile Activity as Predictors of Survival After Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2009, 67: 1154-1157. PMID: 20009660, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181c303e8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCardiopulmonary ResuscitationChildFemaleHeart ArrestHumansMaleMiddle AgedPericardial EffusionPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulseRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvival RateTrauma Severity IndicesUltrasonographyConceptsPulseless electrical activityCardiac contractile activityFocused abdominal sonographyInitial resuscitationAbdominal sonographyEmergency departmentContractile activityCardiac activityStudy period 25 patientsLevel I trauma centerGrave prognostic indicatorI trauma centerPredictors of survivalMechanism of injuryElectrical activityClosed head injuryPericardial viewTension hemothoraxOngoing resuscitationPericardial effusionBlunt traumaRetrospective reviewTrauma centerPrognostic indicatorHead injury