Miniaturised ultrasound evaluation at the bedside.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

"Point-of-Care Ultrasound" (POCUS) is now a familiar term. Although the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (ESFUMB) published a position paper about its usage (Nielsen et al. in Ultraschall Med 40(1):30-39. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0783-2303 , 2019), there has not been much scientific focus on its utility in uro-nephrological clinical practice thus far. The aim of this study was to evaluate the present usage of pocket ultrasound devices at the bedside.

Methods

27 investigators (all medical doctors with at least 6 months of experience in sonography) performed 280 bedside examinations using a pocket ultrasound device for common clinical issues.

Results

The most frequent indications included evaluation of hydronephrosis (147)

SUBMITTER: Hollerieth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature