ReviewCritical ultrasound journal2018
ABCDE of prehospital ultrasonography: a narrative review.
Review in Critical ultrasound journal, 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 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
Live Stream of Emergency Ultrasound to Improve Diagnostics in Prehospital Medical Care: a Feasibility Study
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Helicopter emergency medical services use of thoracic point of care ultrasound for pneumothorax: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of optimal operator positioning on transcranial Doppler acquisition: a randomized controlled trial.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Trial
- Prehospital FAST reduces time to admission and operative treatment: a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Trial
- Point-of-care Ultrasonography for Endotracheal Tube Confirmation: An Essential Adjunct in Airway Management.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Interpretation Accuracy and Theoretical Decision Impact of Prehospital Ultrasound for Paramedics - Analysis of a Rural Pilot Program.Prehospital emergency care · 2026Observational
- Ultrasound as a tool in prehospital settings: a scoping review.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Feasibility and utilization of point-of-care ultrasound devices in a prehospital setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2025Article
- Review
- [Prehospital ultrasound in emergency medicine].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2024Article
- Implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound archiving system and governance framework in a UK physician-paramedic staffed helicopter emergency medical service.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- The chain of survival and rehabilitation for sepsis: concepts and proposals for healthcare trajectory optimization.Annals of intensive care · 2024Review
- [Recommendations for Education in Sonography in Prehospital Emergency Medicine (pPOCUS): Consensus paper of DGINA, DGAI, BAND, BV-ÄLRD, DGU, DIVI and DGIIN].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2023Review
- Prehospital ultrasound: a commentary.CJEM · 2023Article
- [Recommendations for Education in Sonography in Prehospital Emergency Medicine (pPOCUS): Consensus paper of DGINA, DGAI, BAND, BV-ÄLRD, DGU, DIVI and DGIIN].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2023Review
- Practitioners' views on community implementation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the UK: a qualitative interview study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Point of care prehospital ultrasound in Basic Emergency Services in Portugal.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible haemorrhage after penetrating injuries.Critical care (London, England) · 2022Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practices in the helicopter emergency medical services in Europe: results of an online survey.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound: A transformative technology.SAGE open medicine · 2020Review
- Guidance for clinical practice using emergency and point-of-care ultrasonography.Acute medicine & surgeryReview
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound used by nonradiologists in emergency medicine is gaining ground. It is feasible on-scene and during aeromedical transport and allows health-care professionals to detect or rule out potential harmful conditions. Consequently, it impacts decision-making in prioritizing care, selecting the best treatment, and the most suitable transport mode and destination. This increasing relevance of prehospital ultrasonography is due to advancements in ultrasound devices and related technology, and to a growing number of applications. This narrative review aims to present an overview of prehospital ultrasonography literature. The focus is on civilian emergency (trauma and non-trauma) setting. Current and potential future applications are discussed, structured according to the airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and environment/exposure (ABCDE) approach. Aside from diagnostic implementation and specific protocols, procedural guidance, therapeutic ultrasound, and challenges are reviewed.
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