Early Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment for Medical Patients Reduces Time to Appropriate Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Golan, Yael Ben-Baruch; Sadeh, Re’em; Mizrakli, Yuval; Shafat, Tali; Sagy, Iftach; Slutsky, Tzachi; Kobal, Sergio; Novack, Victor; Fuchs, Lior

doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.03.023

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“…POCUS frequently improves communication with consultants and reduces the time to achieve the correct diagnosis. 1 The American Society of Echocardiography has issued guidelines informing on how echocardiography labs can augment POCUS training. 16 During the COVID-19 pandemic, resource and personnel limitations propelled the use of POCUS forward, typically in conjunction with expert cardiologists.…”

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“…Although not without pitfalls, POCUS can shorten the time to diagnosis and perhaps improve outcomes. 1 , 2 The specialties of emergency medicine, critical care medicine, and anesthesia have embraced POCUS as part of their training and practice, although numerous other specialties also use POCUS, including cardiology. 3 As utilization of POCUS has increased, many specialties have integrated POCUS into their training programs and routine practice.…”

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Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series

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Sohn

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Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series

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Sohn

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“…In a pilot, randomized research with 60 patients by Ben-Baruch Golan et al found that POCUS use resulted in a 5-hour reduction in treatment time compared to a 24-hour control group for patients admitted to internal wards with chest discomfort or dyspnea [ 24 ]. Numerous studies have emphasized the value of POCUS; for instance, a study performed on 58 internal medicine residents found that 84 % of them were able to obtain independently high-quality images from the abdominal aorta and kidney and 98% reported an increase in confidence with ultrasound use [ 25 ].…”

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The Benefits and Barriers of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Primary Healthcare in the United States

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Hassen²,

Camacho-Leon³

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Cureus

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An effective healthcare system should embrace practices that enhance overall quality and productivity. Training primary care physicians in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become part of the processes that improve the quality of patient care and serve to guide the diagnostic impression quickly and effectively. With the purpose of highlighting the applications and challenges of POCUS use in US primary health care, we conducted a narrative review based on PubMed-indexed and Cochrane Library English text publications searched in May-July 2022 using a combination of key terms including point of care ultrasound, primary care, and US healthcare. Many studies have shown that POCUS has a positive impact on fostering medical attention and reducing morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Besides assisting in procedures, POCUS has a head-to-toe application in evaluating inflammatory and infectious conditions, acute abdomen, cardiopulmonary function, musculoskeletal and vascular pathologies. However, its uniform implementation is limited across the US healthcare system due to multitudes of barriers such as lack of training, resource scarcity, and low reimbursement. Training primary care physicians in general and emergency care providers, in particular, is key to scaleup POCUS use. Large size studies are paramount to further explore the effectiveness of POCUS and identify key challenges to its implementation.

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“…Ben-Baruch Golan et al [69] found that the main effects of application of a cardiac and lung ultrasound in patients admitted for dyspnea, chest pain, or worsening peripheral edema were twofold. The first was a change in diagnosis in 28%.…”

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POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence

Kok

Wolthuis

Bosch

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European Journal of Internal Medicine

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Early Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment for Medical Patients Reduces Time to Appropriate Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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References 22 publications

Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series

Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series

The Benefits and Barriers of Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Primary Healthcare in the United States

POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence

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