Adrienne N Malik, Jonathan Rowland, Brian D Haber, Stephanie Thom, Bradley Jackson, Bryce Volk, Robert R Ehrman
{"title":"The Use of Handheld Ultrasound Devices in Emergency Medicine.","authors":"Adrienne N Malik, Jonathan Rowland, Brian D Haber, Stephanie Thom, Bradley Jackson, Bryce Volk, Robert R Ehrman","doi":"10.1007/s40138-021-00229-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Ultraportable handheld ultrasound (HHU) devices are being rapidly adopted by emergency medicine (EM) physicians. Though knowledge of the breadth of their utility and functionality is still limited compared to cart-based systems, these machines are becoming more common due to ease-of-use, extreme affordability, and improving technology.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Images obtained with HHU are comparable to those obtained with traditional machines but create unique issues regarding billing and data management. HHU devices are increasingly used successfully to augment the education of practitioners-in-training, by emergency physicians in austere environments, and in the burgeoning fields of \"tele-ultrasound\" and augmented reality scanning.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>This review seeks to describe the current state of use of HHU devices in the emergency department (ED) including device overview, institutional concerns, unique areas of use, recent literature since their adoption into clinical EM, and their future potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"9 3","pages":"73-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-021-00229-6","citationCount":"17","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-021-00229-6","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2021/5/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EMERGENCY MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 17
Abstract
Purpose of review: Ultraportable handheld ultrasound (HHU) devices are being rapidly adopted by emergency medicine (EM) physicians. Though knowledge of the breadth of their utility and functionality is still limited compared to cart-based systems, these machines are becoming more common due to ease-of-use, extreme affordability, and improving technology.
Recent findings: Images obtained with HHU are comparable to those obtained with traditional machines but create unique issues regarding billing and data management. HHU devices are increasingly used successfully to augment the education of practitioners-in-training, by emergency physicians in austere environments, and in the burgeoning fields of "tele-ultrasound" and augmented reality scanning.
Summary: This review seeks to describe the current state of use of HHU devices in the emergency department (ED) including device overview, institutional concerns, unique areas of use, recent literature since their adoption into clinical EM, and their future potential.
期刊介绍：
This journal aims to offer expert review articles on the most significant recent developments in emergency and hospital medicine, with particular emphasis on the transition of patient care from the emergency department to the hospitalist service. By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions, the journal intends to serve 1) those who provide immediate medical attention to patients with acute injuries or conditions in emergency departments and emergency medical service settings, and 2) hospitalists who deliver comprehensive medical care in collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel responsible for hospitalized patients. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas across the field. Section Editors select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An Editorial Board of more than 20 internationally diverse members reviews the annual table of contents, ensures that topics include emerging research, and suggests topics of special importance to their country/region. Topics covered may include acute coronary syndrome; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; community-acquired infections; diabetes and metabolic disease; heart failure; hospital-acquired infections; pharmacology of acute care; shared practice and economic issues; and thrombosis.
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
京公网安备 11010802042870号
