International evidence-based recommendations for focused cardiac ultrasound

G Via, A Hussain, M Wells, R Reardon… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a simplified, clinician-performed
application of echocardiography that is rapidly expanding in use, especially in emergency …

Point‐of‐care ultrasound education: the increasing role of simulation and multimedia resources

RE Lewiss, B Hoffmann, Y Beaulieu… - Journal of Ultrasound …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the current technology, literature, teaching models, and methods
associated with simulation‐based point‐of‐care ultrasound training. Patient simulation …

Focused echocardiographic evaluation in life support and peri-resuscitation of emergency patients: a prospective trial

R Breitkreutz, S Price, HV Steiger, FH Seeger, H Ilper… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Focused ultrasound is increasingly used in the emergency
setting, with an ALS-compliant focused echocardiography algorithm proposed as an adjunct …

International expert statement on training standards for critical care ultrasonography

Expert Round Table on Ultrasound in ICU bernard … - Intensive care …, 2011 - Springer
Training in ultrasound techniques for intensive care medicine physicians should aim at
achieving competencies in three main areas:(1) general critical care ultrasound …

Echocardiography in cardiac arrest

S Price, S Uddin, T Quinn - Current opinion in critical care, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Persistent and worsening haemodynamic instability are regarded as clear indications for
echocardiography. The focused application of this well established technique within the ALS …

Transthoracic echocardiography simulation is an efficient method to train anesthesiologists in basic transthoracic echocardiography skills

J Neelankavil, K Howard-Quijano, TC Hsieh… - Anesthesia & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The clinical utility of focused transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is
increasingly recognized in perioperative medicine. However its use is limited among …

[PDF][PDF] Point-of-care ultrasound in cardiac arrest

JA Paul, OPF Panzer - Anesthesiology, 2021 - ilovepathways.wordpress.com
Point-of-care ultrasound is established as a reliable, bedside diagnostic modality for the
differentiation of shock, and it is used increasingly during the management of cardiac arrest …

Cardiac and vascular point-of-care ultrasound: current situation, problems, and future prospects

H Yamada, H Ito, M Fujiwara - Journal of Medical Ultrasonics, 2022 - Springer
Although clinical application of ultrasound to the heart has a history of about 80 years, its big
turning point was the emergence of a portable ultrasound diagnostic machine. As a result …

Skills acquisition for novice learners after a point-of-care ultrasound course: does clinical rank matter?

T Yamada, T Minami, NJ Soni, E Hiraoka… - BMC medical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Few studies have compared the effectiveness of brief training courses on point-
of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skill acquisition of novice attending physicians vs. trainees. The …

Focused critical care echocardiography

A Oren-Grinberg, D Talmor, SM Brown - Critical care medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Portable ultrasound is now used routinely in many ICUs for various clinical
applications. Echocardiography performed by noncardiologists, both transesophageal and …