2021
Agreement 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
2019
Reevaluation of FAST Sensitivity in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients
Riera A, Hayward H, Silva C, Chen L. Reevaluation of FAST Sensitivity in Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Patients. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: e1012-e1019. PMID: 31356479, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal trauma patientsAbdominal trauma patientsFree fluidTrauma patientsUpper quadrantPredictive valueLevel I pediatric trauma centerPediatric trauma centerRetrospective chart reviewRight upper quadrantFAST examinationNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueNegative likelihood ratioChart reviewBAT patientsMedian ageTrauma centerUpper abdomenIntraperitoneal fluidMAIN OUTCOMEPhysiologic amountsTrauma (FAST) examinationPatientsFocused assessment