Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2023
Factors Associated With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use by Recent Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Graduates.
The aims of this study were to describe point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use by recent pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship graduates and identify associations between frequency and breadth of POCUS use with variations in POCUS training and current clinical practice environment. ⋯ Most respondents report recent POCUS use in practice. Point-of-care ultrasound fellowship training, working in an academic emergency department, and having the ability to bill were associated with increased POCUS use.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2023
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pulse Checks in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Two Illustrative Cases.
Cardiac arrest is an infrequent but high-stakes scenario in pediatrics. Manual central pulse checks are unreliable. Point-of-care ultrasound is a noninvasive technique to visualize the heart and central vessels during resuscitation. We describe 2 cases in which point-of-care ultrasound helped aid management decisions in pediatric cardiac arrest.