Acquiring and maintaining point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) competence for anesthesiologists

McCormick, Thomas Jared; Miller, Elizabeth C.; Chen, Robert; Naik, Viren N.

doi:10.1007/s12630-018-1049-7

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“…The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound is greater if the sonographer is trained and practices regularly 29 30. It would be interesting to provide ultrasound training to military medicine residents earlier in their studies to have military doctors who were competent in emergency ultrasound on their first assignment.…”

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Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in military medical emergencies performed by young military medicine residents

Perrier¹,

Leyral

Thabouillot

et al. 2019

BMJ Mil Health

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IntroductionTo evaluate the usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performed by young military medicine residents after short training in the diagnosis of medical emergencies.MethodsA prospective study was performed in the emergency department of a French army teaching hospital. Two young military medicine residents received ultrasound training focused on gall bladder, kidneys and lower limb veins. After clinical examination, they assigned a ‘clinicaldiagnostic probability’ (CP) on a visual analogue scale from 0 (definitely not diagnosis) to 10 (definitive diagnosis). The same student performed ultrasound examination and assigned an ‘ultrasounddiagnostic probability’ (UP) in the same way. The absolute difference between CP and UP was calculated. This result corresponded to the Ultrasound Diagnostic Index (UDI), which was positive if UP was closer to the final diagnosis than CP (POCUS improved the diagnostic accuracy), and negative conversely (POCUS decreased the diagnostic accuracy).ResultsForty-eight patients were included and 48 ultrasound examinations were performed. The present pathologies were found in 14 patients (29%). The mean UDI value was +3 (0–5). UDI was positive in 35 exams (73%), zero in 12 exams (25%) and negative in only one exam (2%).ConclusionPOCUS performed after clinical examination increases the diagnostic accuracy of young military medicine residents.

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Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in military medical emergencies performed by young military medicine residents

Perrier¹,

Leyral

Thabouillot

et al. 2019

BMJ Mil Health

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“…4 We have used point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), which has increasingly been reported in the perioperative setting. 5 Recently, we used POCUS for FHR monitoring during a laparoscopic appendectomy in a second trimester (18 weeks) pregnant patient. An M-Turbo ultrasound machine (Fujifilm SonoSite; Bothell, WA, USA) with a curvilinear 5-2 MHz transducer (using the abdomen software settings) was used via a transabdominal approach.…”

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Point-of-care ultrasonography for fetal monitoring during non-obstetrical maternal surgery in the second trimester

Singh

Mohanty

Nayak

et al. 2019

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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“…The applications are growing and developing, with the concept of whole body point-ofcare ultrasound starting to be introduced into the anesthesiologist's skill program. 5…”

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Perioperative point-of-care ultrasound and emergency obstetric anesthesia

Altraigey¹

2019

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This current review appraises the potentials of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) knowledge as a useful non-invasive tool in obstetric anesthetic management especially in emergent and difficult situations. The recent growth in the use of bedside ultrasound expands its diagnostic and therapeutic applications that encourage its use as a standard practice in anesthesia. Adverse events during pregnancy are infrequent, but may occur all of sudden. Availability of Ultrasound as a simple, non-invasive, non-ionizing diagnostic tool at the bedside if complications occur helped to develop the concept of point-of-care ultrasound. This review covers the use of ultrasound in variable medical situations including, difficult tracheal intubation, and the risk of 'can't intubate, can't ventilate', is frequent in pregnant female. Point-of-care ultrasound of the airway permits detection of the cricothyroid membrane accurately, allowing rapid and safe surgical interference through front-of-neck airway access. As well as stomach contents can be identified by Gastric ultrasound that increases the risk for pulmonary aspiration in women. Pre-procedural ultrasound survey of the lumbar spine offers better accuracy and makes neuraxial techniques easier than traditional method. Finally both cardiac and lung ultrasound can distinguish between variable causes of circulatory failure in the pregnant patient, and guide management of such condition. As the importance of point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly recognized among critical patients, it is emerging as an important therapeutic and diagnostic tool in obstetric anesthesia.

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Acquiring and maintaining point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) competence for anesthesiologists

Cited by 51 publications

References 115 publications

Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in military medical emergencies performed by young military medicine residents

Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in military medical emergencies performed by young military medicine residents

Point-of-care ultrasonography for fetal monitoring during non-obstetrical maternal surgery in the second trimester

Perioperative point-of-care ultrasound and emergency obstetric anesthesia

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