SynthesisPloS one2018
Telesonography in emergency medicine: A systematic review.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04612816 (Live Stream of Emergency Ultrasound to Improve Diagnostics in Prehospital Medical Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Live Stream of Emergency Ultrasound to Improve Diagnostics in Prehospital Medical Care: a Feasibility Study
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Teleultrasound in obstetrics: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Live teleultrasound for evaluation of the chest: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Self-learning followed by telepresence instruction of focused cardiac ultrasound with a handheld device for medical students: a preliminary study.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2022Trial
- Remote home cardiotocography: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Tele-ultrasound enables EMT-Intermediate providers to identify occult haemorrhage: A novel, scalable SUPER-YL framework for prehospital POCUS.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Defining the scope of point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine: a consensus statement by the point-of-care special interest group of the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand.Internal medicine journal · 2025Article
- Perceived Risks, Mitigation Strategies, and Modifiability of Telehealth in Rural and Remote Emergency Departments: Qualitative Exploration Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Ultrasound Imaging in Knee Osteoarthritis: Current Role, Recent Advancements, and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- MSK-TIM: A Telerobotic Ultrasound System for Assessing the Musculoskeletal System.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ascending with ultrasound: telementored eFAST in flight-a feasibility study.Emergency radiology · 2024Article
- Can you teach a hands-on skill online? A scoping review of e-learning for point-of-care ultrasound in medical education.Canadian medical education journal · 2023Article
- Virtual immediate feedback with POCUS in Belize.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
- Tele-ultrasound in the Era of COVID-19: A Practical Guide.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2022Review
- AI Estimation of Gestational Age from Blind Ultrasound Sweeps in Low-Resource Settings.NEJM evidence · 2022Article
- Ultrasonography in undergraduate medical education: a comprehensive review and the education program implemented at Jichi Medical University.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2022Review
- Telemedicine in the emergency department: an overview of systematic reviews.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Review
- Potential for Use of Portable Ultrasound Devices in Rural and Remote Settings in Australia and Other Developed Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Review
- Telehealth in emergency medicine: A consensus conference to map the intersection of telehealth and emergency medicine.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2021Article
- One-day seminar for residents for implementing abdominal pocket-sized ultrasound.World journal of methodology · 2021Review
- Teleguided self-ultrasound scanning for longitudinal monitoring of muscle mass during spaceflight.iScience · 2021Article
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Abstract
Ultrasound is an efficacious, versatile and affordable imaging technique in emergencies, but has limited utility without expert interpretation. Telesonography, in which experts may remotely support the use of ultrasound through a telecommunications link, may broaden access to ultrasound and improve patient outcomes, particularly in remote settings. This review assesses the literature regarding telesonography in emergency medicine, focussing on evidence of feasibility, diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. A systematic search was performed for articles published from 1946 to February 2017 using the Cochrane, Medline, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases. Further searches utilising Scopus, Google Scholar, and citation lists were conducted. 4388 titles were identified and screened against inclusion criteria which resulted in the inclusion of 28 papers. These included feasibility, diagnostic accuracy and clinical pilot studies. Study design, methodology and quality were heterogeneous. There was good evidence of feasibility from multiple studies. Where sufficient bandwidth and high quality components were used, diagnostic accuracy was slightly reduced by image transmission. There was evidence of clinical utility in remote hospitals and low-resource settings, although reliability was infrequently reported. Further exploratory research is required to determine minimum requirements for image quality, bandwidth, frame rate and to assess diagnostic accuracy. Clinical trials in remote settings are justifiable. Telecommunication options will depend on local requirements; no one system conveys universal advantages. The methodological quality of research in this field must improve: studies should be designed to minimise bias, and must include details of their methods to allow replication. Analysis of cost effectiveness and sustainability should be provided.
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