E-FAST for pneumothorax
Some further evidence of the superiority of ultrasound over chest x-ray for the detection of pneumothorax (although it’s not perfect): […]
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FAST in kids has low sensitivity
The abstract says it all – don’t use FAST to rule out significant abdominal free fluid in kids with blunt […]
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Pre-hospital transcranial Doppler
The SAMU (Service d’aide médicale urgente) guys have had a run of interesting pre-hospital publications lately. In this study, one […]
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Kids tracheal tubes – formulas galore
An ultrasound study of paediatric airways showed sonographic measurement to be a better predictor of tracheal tube size (using a […]
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IVC collapse depends on breathing pattern
A high degree of sonographically-visualised collapse of the inferior vena cava (IVC) during inspiration suggests a volume-responsive cardiac output. This […]
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Pre-hospital Echo
Pre-hospital physicians in Germany performed basic echo on patients with symptoms either of profound hypotension and/or severe dyspnoea/tachypnoea where judged […]
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US determined best LP position
Here ultrasound was used to ascertain the best position for doing a lumbar puncture in kids, where the interspinous space […]
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Inadequate pre-hospital needle thoracostomy
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of inadequate needle chest thoracostomy in the prehospital setting in […]
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Hole in the head? Don't waste the window!
Zampieri and colleagues from Brazil report the use of brain ultrasound in two ICU patients who had had hemicraniectomies. One […]
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VF on echo
How can you not love those guys at hqmeded.com? Here’s a great case of theirs demonstrating the echocardiographic appearance of […]