Brief reportsClinical use of cardiac ultrasound performed with a hand-carried device in patients admitted for acute cardiac care☆
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Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination on Triage of Patients With Suspected Cardiac Disease
2016, American Journal of CardiologyCitation Excerpt :Our study validates previous studies on the use of hand-carried ultrasound as part of patient triage. Rugolotto et al17 found that as result of 6 minutes of POCUS, cardiologists changed their initial diagnosis or diagnostic likelihood in nearly 40% of consecutive patients. Skjetne et al24 showed that based on POCUS, physicians changed their primary diagnosis in 16% and verified it in 29% of patients in the ICCU.
Handheld ultrasound versus physical examination in patients referred for transthoracic echocardiography for a suspected cardiac condition
2014, JACC: Cardiovascular ImagingCitation Excerpt :These devices have also begun to be used to assist with vascular access (21) and removal of fluid from the thorax and pericardium (22). They are being placed in critical care units or emergency departments to assist in the evaluation of hemodynamically compromised patients, to rule out severe LV dysfunction, pericardial effusion, and pulmonary embolism, for example (23–27). Guidelines have been developed by professional societies for the use of focused ultrasound examinations in these settings (21,28–30).
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2012, Medicina ClinicaA Comparison by Medicine Residents of Physical Examination Versus Hand-Carried Ultrasound for Estimation of Right Atrial Pressure
2007, American Journal of CardiologyCitation Excerpt :Unfortunately, the size, complexity, and cost of a standard-platform ultrasound machine make their use at the point of care difficult. Many of these limitations are readily addressed with HCU technology.12–16 The substantially lower cost of HCU devices as well as their increased portability and ease of use greatly increase their utility at the point of care.
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Dr. Rugolotto was supported in part by the Mervin G. and Roslyn G. Morris Fellowship Fund at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.