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Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

A bedside ultrasound is completed to assess the location of the pregnancy. A radiology performed ultrasound is ordered and has similar findings– Impression: no definitive IUP with a small amount of free fluid within physiologic limits. At this point, the patient is taken to the operating room for a diagnostic laparoscopy.

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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

RebelEM

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Impact of serial cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound exams in patients with acute dyspnoea: a randomized, controlled trial. PoCUS evaluations included lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS).

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ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Venous Excess Ultrasound Score Is Not the Mean Systemic Pressure

PulmCCM

Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] Since its first description [1], the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score [VExUS] has received much research attention. Subsequently in the late 1970s, Sivaciyan and Ranganathan [9] confirmed these findings with Doppler ultrasound of the IJV. OP1 is operating point 1 at baseline. Jon-Emile S.

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Is the blind Subclavian “trauma line” a thing of the past?

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

The evidence for improved safety and quality with the use of ultrasound for CVC implementation is well established [i]. How can this situation be rectified or has the use of ultrasound rendered this blind subclavian “trauma line” a thing of the past? One approach to obtaining BCV origin access (fig.1)

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SGEM#373: Going Ultrasound for Small Bowel Obstructions

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Point-of-Care Ultrasound-First for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Obstruction: National Cost Savings, Length of Stay Reduction, and Preventable Radiation Exposure. Point-of-Care Ultrasound-First for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Obstruction: National Cost Savings, Length of Stay Reduction, and Preventable Radiation Exposure.

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Activity Guidelines After Solid Organ Injury: How Important Are They?

The Trauma Pro

Clinical outcomes assessed at 60 days included an unplanned return to the emergency department (ED), re-admission, complications, and development of new bleeding confirmed by surgery, ultrasound, or computed tomography (CT) at 60 days post-injury. ” This means they probably did not.

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Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for Rib Fractures in the ED

Taming the SRU

Ultrasound‐Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) Improves Pain Control in Patients With Rib Fractures. Ultrasound Med. Researchers then performed the serratus anterior plane block. 41, 2695–2701 (2022). Patients were asked to do the same while using an incentive spirometer to their maximal vital capacity. SD 3.28) and 6.5,