• Clin Med (Lond) · Jun 2018

    Review

    Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): unnecessary gadgetry or evidence-based medicine?

    • Nicholas Smallwood and Martin Dachsel.
    • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Surrey, UK nicholas.smallwood@nhs.net.
    • Clin Med (Lond). 2018 Jun 1; 18 (3): 219-224.

    AbstractOver the last decade there has been increasing interest and enthusiasm in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as an aide to traditional examination techniques in assessing acutely unwell adult patients. However, it currently remains the domain of a relatively small handful of physicians within the UK. There are numerous reasons for this, notably a lack of training pathways and supervisors but also a lack of understanding of the evidence base behind this imaging modality. This review article aims to explore some of the evidence base behind POCUS for a number of medical pathologies, and where possible compare it to evidenced traditional examination techniques. We discuss the issues around training in bedside ultrasound and recommend a push to integrate POCUS training into internal medicine curricula and support trainers to comprehensively deliver this.© Royal College of Physicians 2018. All rights reserved.

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