ReviewClinical medicine (London, England)2018
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): unnecessary gadgetry or evidence-based medicine?
Review in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Improvement of Diagnostic Approach Using PoCUS for Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain Management in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study
Predictive Value of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Versus Computerized Tomography (CT) in Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients.
Who cites it
79 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sample Size of Trials Investigating the Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Strategies on Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Point-of-care ultrasound improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute onset dyspnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Internal and emergency medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.European journal of radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Beyond awareness: analyzing the incomplete integration and barriers to POCUS implementation: a nationwide study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of point-of-care ultrasonography on clinical decisions for suspected hypervolemia: a cross-sectional study of two independent samples.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Role of point-of-care ultrasonography in kidney disease management: A single solution for multiple challenges.World journal of nephrology · 2026Article
- Point-of-care echocardiography training pathways: a global perspective and the need for standardisation.Open heart · 2026Review
- Current Use and Barriers to POCUS in Women's Health: A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.POCUS journal · 2026Article
- Development of a Deep Learning-Based Feedback Model to Assist Medical Students Learning Renal Ultrasound Acquisition: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR medical education · 2026Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Blunt Chest Trauma: Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Relevance.Cureus · 2026Review
- A Structured Ultrasound-Guided Cannulation Course to Prepare Medical Students for Foundation Training.The clinical teacher · 2026Article
- Point-of-care ultrasonography in Turkish primary care: a qualitative exploration of practice and experience.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Application of Generative Adversarial Networks to Improve COVID-19 Classification on Ultrasound Images.Journal of imaging · 2025Article
- Trust of Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Point-of-Care Ultrasound Among Pediatric Emergency Physicians.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- The merit of rural point-of-care ultrasound: Carotid pseudoaneurysm case report.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Overcoming barriers in the use of artificial intelligence in point of care ultrasound.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Review
- Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians - a nationwide survey.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Challenges in Identifying and Diagnosing Asbestos-Related Diseases in Emerging Economies: A Global Health Perspective.Annals of global health · 2025Review
- Impact of emergency point-of-care ultrasound on time to diagnosis and treatment amongst patients with ectopic pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Review
19 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Over the last decade there has been increasing interest and enthusiasm in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) as an aide to traditional examination techniques in assessing acutely unwell adult patients. However, it currently remains the domain of a relatively small handful of physicians within the UK. There are numerous reasons for this, notably a lack of training pathways and supervisors but also a lack of understanding of the evidence base behind this imaging modality. This review article aims to explore some of the evidence base behind POCUS for a number of medical pathologies, and where possible compare it to evidenced traditional examination techniques. We discuss the issues around training in bedside ultrasound and recommend a push to integrate POCUS training into internal medicine curricula and support trainers to comprehensively deliver this.
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