When to incorporate point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into the initial assessment of acutely ill patients: a pilot crossover study to compare 2 POCUS-assisted simulation protocols

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to determine the ideal timing for providers to perform point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with the least increase in workload. Methods We conducted a pilot crossover study to compare 2 POCUS-assisted evaluation protocols for acutely ill patients: seque...

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Main Authors: Courtney E. Bennett, Sandhya Samavedam, Namita Jayaprakash, Alexander Kogan, Ognjen Gajic, Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-018-0132-0