ReviewWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2018
Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advanced.
Review in World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07656428 (Point-of-care Ultrasonography), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Point-of-care Ultrasonography(POCUS)
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Utilizing POCUS in the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction and the barriers to its implementation in resource-limited settings: a systematic review.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Pooled it
- PoCUS-first versus CT-only for non-traumatic abdominal pain: a propensity score-weighted cohort study on ED resource utilization.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Usefulness of air sonographic artifacts in clinical diagnosis.Medical gas research · 2026Article
- Imaging of the Equine Abdomen Using Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)-A Resource for the Equine Practitioner.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Physical Examination in Modern Surgical Practice.Cureus · 2026Article
- Constipation in critically ill adults.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) diagnosis of rib fractures.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Review
- POCUS for acute abdominal pain: practical scan protocols on gastrointestinal diseases and an evidence review.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Review
- Emergency Department Disposition and Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Biliary Disease: Propensity-Weighted Cohort Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Setting.Cureus · 2025Article
- Role of ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with acute pelvic pain.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Lunch box and fruits as a simulator for teaching basic physics of ultrasound: A mixed research methods study.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- Continuing professional development for primary care physicians: a pre-post analysis of a focused abdominal point-of-care ultrasound pilot training.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Pocket-sized hand-held ultrasound for evaluating pediatric functional constipation by both novice and expert clinicians.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Optimization of kidney function in cardiac surgery patients with intra-abdominal hypertension: expert opinion.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Review
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- Effectiveness of ultrasound screening in right upper quadrant pain: A comparative study in a basic emergency service.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Competencies for Point-of-care Ultrasonography in ICU: An ISCCM Expert Panel Practice Recommendation.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by non-radiologists has dramatically increased. POCUS is completely different from the routine radiological studies. POCUS is a Physiological, On spot, extension of the Clinical examination, that is Unique, and Safe. This review aims to lay the basic principles of using POCUS in diagnosing intestinal pathologies so as to encourage acute care physicians to learn and master this important tool. It will be a useful primer for clinicians who want to introduce POCUS into their clinical practice. It will cover the basic physics, technical aspects, and simple applications including detection of free fluid, free intraperitoneal air, and bowel obstruction followed by specific POCUS findings of the most common intestinal pathologies encountered by acute care physicians including acute appendicitis, epiploic appendagitis, acute diverticulitis, pseudomembranous colitis, intestinal tuberculosis, Crohn's disease, and colonic tumours. Deep understanding of the basic physics of ultrasound and its artefacts is the first step in mastering POCUS. This helps reaching an accurate POCUS diagnosis and avoiding its pitfalls. With increased skills, detailed and accurate POCUS findings of specific intestinal pathologies can be achieved and properly correlated with the clinical picture. We have personally experienced and enjoyed this approach to a stage that an ultrasound machine is always accompanying us in our clinical on calls and rounds.
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