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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2017

Ultrasound as point of care in management of polytrauma and its complication.

Saverio Latteri, Giulia Malaguarnera, Maurizio Mannino, Antonio Pesce, Giuseppe Currò, Stefania Tamburrini, Mario Scuderi

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Saverio LatteriEmergency Department A.O.E. Cannizzaro-Catania, U.O.C. General Surgery Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Giulia MalaguarneraResearch Center "The Great Senescence", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Maurizio ManninoEmergency Department A.O.E. Cannizzaro-Catania, U.O.C. General Surgery Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Antonio PesceDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe CurròDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Stefania TamburriniASL NA1 Napoli Centre-UOC Diagnostic Imaging, PO Pellegrini, 80134 Naples, Italy.
Mario ScuderiEmergency Department A.O.E. Cannizzaro-Catania, U.O.S. Diagnostic Ultrasound in Emergency-Specialist School SIUMB Urgency-Emergency, Catania, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTraumatic injuries constitute a major risk for patients in emergency units. Point-of-care ultrasound may be a determinant in reducing the deleterious impact of complications and in prognosis.

methodsWe describe the case of a 28-year-old female who reported cranial trauma, abdominal and thoracic trauma, and suspected bilateral fracture of the femur.

resultsUltrasound was useful for evaluating and monitoring multiple organ failure.

conclusionCombining cost-effective advantages with bedside real-time imaging, ultrasound is a powerful adjunct to standard clinical assessment in the management of polytrauma when it is administered at the point of care.

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Point-of-Care SystemsUltrasonographyAccidents, TrafficAdultDisease ManagementEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMultiple TraumaPostoperative ComplicationsCost benefitsEmergencyTraumaUltrasound

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PMID28593009
PMCPMC5440341

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