Emergency point-of-care ultrasound stewardship–a joint position paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB

J Osterwalder, S Tabakovic, C Jenssen… - Ultraschall in der …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound (EMPoCUS) is a convincing concept. It has
spread rapidly because of its intuitive, simple applicability and low equipment costs. The …

A proposed framework for point of care lung ultrasound by respiratory physiotherapists: scope of practice, education and governance

M Smith, S Hayward, S Innes - The Ultrasound Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) has the potential to provide a step change in
the management of patients across a range of healthcare settings. Increasingly, healthcare …

Point of care ultrasound in pelvic health: scope of practice, education and governance for physiotherapists

M Smith, GM Donnelly, L Berry, S Innes… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Pelvic health and pelvic floor dysfunction have wide-reaching implications across a range of
patient groups. Placing ultrasound imaging into the hands of assessing and treating …

Development of an ultrasound-based clinical decision rule to rule-out diverticulitis

LAJ Selame, M Loesche, H Shokoohi - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The concern for diverticulitis often leads to the use of computed tomography (CT) scans for
diagnosis. We aim to develop an ultrasound-based clinical decision rule (CDR) to …

Diagnostic stewardship: Appropriate testing and judicious treatments

Y Fatemi, PA Bergl - Critical Care Clinics, 2022 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Stewardship implies a duty to responsibly manage resources. Although intensivists likely
have encountered antimicrobial stewardship programs in their practice, they may lack …

Multi-center analysis of point-of-care ultrasound for small bowel obstruction: A systematic review and individual patient-level meta-analysis

H Shokoohi, KD Mayes, GD Peksa, MA Loesche… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound
(POCUS) in identifying small bowel obstruction (SBO) and to investigate the impact of …

Recognized and unrecognized value of echocardiography in guideline and consensus documents regarding patients with chest pain

VL Sorrell, JR Lindner, PA Pellikka… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Role of echocardiography is not adequately represented in recent CP
guidelines.•Level of evidence has increasingly influenced guideline recommendations.• …

Intestinal Ultrasound in Common Gastrointestinal Disorders: An Evidence-Based Approach

K Piro, IWY Ma, H Shokoohi, K Novak - Medical Clinics, 2025 - medical.theclinics.com
Background Abdominal pain is a commonly encountered symptom in both ambulatory and
acute care settings. 1 Functional or “brain-gut” bowel disorders, such as constipation …

Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Anesthesia

SR Boysen, DSJ Pang - … and Analgesia: The Sixth Edition of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) is defined as the acquisition, interpretation, and
immediate clinical integration of ultrasonographic imaging performed patient‐side by an …

Self-assessment and learning motivation in emergency point-of-care ultrasound: an online pilot investigation in German physicians

J Bansbach, M Bentele, M Bollinger, S Bentele… - BMC Emergency …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Learning motivation is essential to obtain and maintain ultrasound
competencies in emergency medicine. One's competencies herein and the need for ongoing …