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Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.
- Source :
- Critical Care Nursing Quarterly; Apr-Jun2018, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p94-101, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- To stabilize critically ill patients, emergency and critical care medicine providers often require rapid diagnosis and intervention. The demand for a safe, timely diagnostic device, alongside technological innovation, led to the advent of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS). POCUS allows the provider to gain invaluable clinical information with a high level of accuracy, leading to better clinical decision-making and improvements in patient safety. We have outlined the history of POCUS adaptation in emergency and critical care medicine and various clinical applications of POCUS described in literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08879303
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128635251
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000190