“…POCUS use has rapidly moved beyond simple physical examination and is now also commonly performed by non-imaging clinicians for physiological assessment, as part of invasive procedures or at the operating table. 2,3 Obstetrics, emergency medicine, cardiology and anaesthetics have all embraced bedside US. Breast, endocrine, vascular, gastrointestinal and trauma surgeons have proven bedside US and intraoperative US to be effective aids to physical examination, diagnosis, staging, decision making, treatment initiation and monitoring and conduct of surgical procedures.…”