A point-of-care thoracic ultrasound protocol for hospital medical emergency teams (METUS) improves diagnostic accuracy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has proven itself in many clinical situations. Few data on the use of POCUS during Medical Emergency Team (MET) calls exist. In this study, we hypothesized that the use of POCUS would increase the number of correct diagnosis made by the MET and increase MET's certainty.

Methods

Single-center prospective observational study on adult patients in need for MET assistance. Patients were included in blocks (weeks). During even weeks, the MET physician performed a clinical assessment and registered an initial diagnosis. Subsequently, the POCUS protocol was performed and a second diagnosis was registered (US+). During uneven weeks, no POCUS was performed (US-). A blinded expert reviewed the charts for a final diagnosis. The number of corre

SUBMITTER: Blans MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178424 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature