2022
Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review
Baloescu C, Parhar A, Liu R, Wanjiku GW. Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 2022, 48: 1711-1719. PMID: 35786524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource-limited settingsLow-resource settingsCare ultrasoundPre-specified primary outcomesEffects of POCUSFree-text termsPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMedical Subject HeadingsPatient outcomesDifferential diagnosisPatient managementObservational studyMethodological qualityClinical utilityHigh riskElectronic databasesSystematic reviewPatient careFinal reviewPatient diagnosisPOCUSDiagnosisValuable interventionText termsUltrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax
Kim DJ, Theyyunni N, Liu RB. Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: e43-e44. PMID: 35293371, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCreating a more racial-ethnic inclusive clinical ultrasound community
Rosario J, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Del Rios M, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Dessie AS, Gottlieb M, Huang RD, Jones J, Landry A, Liu RB, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Weekes AJ, Knight S. Creating a more racial-ethnic inclusive clinical ultrasound community. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 54: 208-211. PMID: 35176660, PMCID: PMC8824357, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOn Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease‐19 Reply
Y. I, Noble VE, Mints G, Wong T, Tonelli AC, Hussain A, Liu RB, Hergott CA, Dumoulin E, Chee A, Miller DJ, Walker B, Buchanan B, Wagner M, Arishenkoff S, Liteplo AS. On Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease‐19 Reply. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2021, 40: 2785-2786. PMID: 33555607, PMCID: PMC8013807, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15650.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus
Hussain A, Via G, Melniker L, Goffi A, Tavazzi G, Neri L, Villen T, Hoppmann R, Mojoli F, Noble V, Zieleskiewicz L, Blanco P, Ma IWY, Wahab MA, Alsaawi A, Al Salamah M, Balik M, Barca D, Bendjelid K, Bouhemad B, Bravo-Figueroa P, Breitkreutz R, Calderon J, Connolly J, Copetti R, Corradi F, Dean AJ, Denault A, Govil D, Graci C, Ha YR, Hurtado L, Kameda T, Lanspa M, Laursen CB, Lee F, Liu R, Meineri M, Montorfano M, Nazerian P, Nelson BP, Neskovic AN, Nogue R, Osman A, Pazeli J, Pereira-Junior E, Petrovic T, Pivetta E, Poelaert J, Price S, Prosen G, Rodriguez S, Rola P, Royse C, Chen YT, Wells M, Wong A, Xiaoting W, Zhen W, Arabi Y. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus. Critical Care 2020, 24: 702. PMID: 33357240, PMCID: PMC7759024, DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-organ pointCOVID-19 patientsLung ultrasoundCare ultrasoundExpert consensusCOVID-19Quality of evidenceEvidence-based consensusInternational expert consensusGRADE methodologyMedical managementClinical adjunctCardiac ultrasoundClinical situationsUse of ultrasoundDelphi processExpert panelImaging modalitiesUltrasoundPatientsInsufficient dataPast yearPOCUSConsensusAdjunctTrends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016
Birch MS, Marin JR, Liu RB, Hall J, Hall MK. Trends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 609-614. PMID: 32653329, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasonographyEmergency physiciansDiagnostic pointCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency medicine cliniciansAdvanced practice providersCross-sectional studyProcedural Terminology codesEmergency medicine workforceAbdominal examinationUltrasonographic studyEmergency departmentClinician workforceUltrasonographic examinationCritical careMedicaid feePractice providersMedicine cliniciansLow prevalenceTerminology codesMedicare beneficiariesReimbursement patternsInternal medicineRapid diagnosisUltrasonographyAutomated Lung Ultrasound B-Line Assessment Using a Deep Learning Algorithm
Baloescu C, Toporek G, Kim S, McNamara K, Liu R, Shaw MM, McNamara RL, Raju BI, Moore CL. Automated Lung Ultrasound B-Line Assessment Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. IEEE Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control 2020, 67: 2312-2320. PMID: 32746183, DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2020.3002249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUltrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar
Liu RB, Tayal VS, Panebianco NL, Tung‐Chen Y, Nagdev A, Shah S, Pivetta E, Henwood PC, Nelson MJ, Moore CL. Ultrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 523-526. PMID: 32348585, PMCID: PMC7267389, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCatheterization, Central VenousCatheterization, PeripheralCongresses as TopicCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19EchocardiographyEmergency MedicineHeartHumansHypertrophy, Right VentricularHypovolemiaInternationalityItalyLungPandemicsPericardial EffusionPneumonia, ViralPoint-of-Care TestingRadiography, ThoracicSARS-CoV-2SpainStroke VolumeTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyVenous ThrombosisVentricular Dysfunction, LeftWashingtonWater-Electrolyte Imbalance
2019
Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs
Daley JI, Dwyer KH, Grunwald Z, Shaw DL, Stone MB, Schick A, Vrablik M, Hall M, Hall J, Liteplo AS, Haney RM, Hun N, Liu R, Moore CL. Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 26: 1211-1220. PMID: 31562679, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal vital signsComputed tomography angiographyBeats/minPulmonary embolismVital signsProspective observational multicenter cohort studyCardiac ultrasoundTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionObservational multicenter cohort studyAnnular plane systolic excursionDiagnosis of PERight ventricular dysfunctionMulticenter cohort studyRight ventricular dilationUrban academic EDEmergency department patientsEntire patient populationVital sign abnormalitiesFocused cardiac ultrasoundRapid bedside testDiagnostic test characteristicsSubstantial interobserver agreementMcConnell's signVentricular dysfunctionCohort studyRegarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”
Liu R, Theodoro D, Fields JM, Jones R, Adhikari S, Noble V, Tayal V. Regarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2019, 47: 161-162. PMID: 30762883, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22637.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum?
Liu RB, Suwondo DN, Donroe JH, Encandela JA, Weisenthal KS, Moore CL. Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum? Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 433-440. PMID: 30058124, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective structured clinical examination scoresMedical school curriculumClinical examination assessmentStandardized assessment testsClinical examination scoresUnited States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoresStep 1 scoresPhysical examination portionPreclinical curriculumSchool curriculumCurricular integrationStudent AssessmentSkill objectivesClinical curriculumPilot curriculumMedical schoolsCourse resultsCurriculumStandardized objective assessmentPOCUS curriculumPOCUS programExamination scoresExamination assessmentPilot groupProgram implementationSystemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model
Strony R, Marin JR, Bailitz J, Dean AJ, Blaivas M, Tayal V, Raio C, Liu R, Woods A, Zwank M, Fields M, Abo A, Wu S, Kang T, Liu T, Leo M, Smalley C, Chiricolo J, Chilstrom M, Lewiss RE. Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 649-653. PMID: 30013699, PMCID: PMC6040893, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.4.37152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConsensusHumansLeadershipMedicineProgram DevelopmentQuality of Health CareUltrasonographyWorkflowConceptsInformation technologyHealth systemSubject matter expertsInfrastructure issuesClinical ultrasoundMatter expertsMedical specialtiesConsensus modelArchivingQuality assuranceProgram developmentWorkflowSuch guidelinesExpert consensus modelSystemGuidelinesImplementationCommunicationHospitalTechnologyA National Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Competition for Medical Students
Boulger C, Liu RB, De Portu G, Theyyunni N, Lewis M, Lewiss RE, Soucy ZP, Dinh VA, Chiem A, Singhal S, Di Salvo D, Pellerito JS, Bahner D. A National Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Competition for Medical Students. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 253-258. PMID: 29781170, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound
Liteplo AS, Carmody K, Fields MJ, Liu RB, Lewiss RE. SonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 37: 2491-2496. PMID: 29676524, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14606.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review
Liu RB, Donroe JH, McNamara RL, Forman HP, Moore CL. The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1818-1825. PMID: 29059269, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus
Nelson M, Abdi A, Adhikari S, Boniface M, Bramante RM, Egan DJ, Fields J, Leo MM, Liteplo AS, Liu R, Nomura JT, Pigott DC, Raio CC, Ruskis J, Strony R, Thom C, Lewiss RE. Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1274-1279. PMID: 27520068, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Hall MK, Hall J, Gross CP, Harish NJ, Liu R, Maroongroge S, Moore CL, Raio CC, Taylor RA. Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2467-2474. PMID: 27698180, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasoundEmergency departmentOdds ratioHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesMedicaid Services feeCare ultrasound useEmergency medicine practitionersMedical school graduation yearUse of pointPatient outcomesUltrasound examinationMedicare beneficiariesEM residenciesMedicare Part B feeUltrasound useMedicine practitionersPart B feePractice locationProvider UtilizationB feeService reimbursementEM practitionersReimbursementUltrasoundLower rates