Guidelines for Reprocessing Ultrasound Transducers.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Position Statement: How to Perform a Safe Ultrasound Examination and Clean Equipment in the Context of COVID-19.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2020
   Guideline
2. [SBA 2020: Regional anesthesia safety recommendations update].Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
   Pooled it
3. Ultrasonography in disaster medicine: a narrative review.Insights into imaging · 2026
   Article
4. Post-Procedure Perforation Rates in Ultrasound Transducer Covers Used for Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Procedures in Emergency Medicine: A Comparison Between Polyurethane Covers and Polyethylene Covers.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2025
   Article
5. Ultrasound transducer disinfection for percutaneous procedures: A review of the evidence supporting guideline recommendations.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2024
   Review
6. [Design and Development of a Heat Sealing System for Rapid Reuse of Ultrasonic Probes].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024
   Article
7. Improving hospital-based point-of-care ultrasound cleaning practices using targeted interventions: a pre-post study.The ultrasound journal · 2021
   Article
8. [Disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes-A current overview of methods and recommendations].Der Gynakologe · 2021
   Review
9. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021
   Review
10. Best practices for safety and quality in peripheral regional anaesthesia.BJA education · 2020
    Review
11. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and pregnancy.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2020
    Review
12. Prevention of pathogen transmission during ultrasound use in the Intensive Care Unit: Recommendations from the College of Intensive Care Medicine Ultrasound Special Interest Group (USIG).Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2020
    Article
13. ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020
    Article
14. COVID-US: A simplified approach to cardiopulmonary ultrasound in suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in surge crisis.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2020
    Article
15. Different minimum requirements for transducer cleaning and disinfection between the Australian Standard and the ASUM/ACIPC joint guideline.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2020
    Article
16. [Lung ultrasound in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection].Notfall & rettungsmedizin · 2020
    Review
17. Point of care ultrasound: Breaking the sound barrier in the emergency department.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2019
    Article
18. Time to establish pillars in point-of-care ultrasound.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2019
    Article
19. Guidelines for the performance of the first trimester ultrasound.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2018
    Article
20. Risk of infection following semi-invasive ultrasound procedures in Scotland, 2010 to 2016: A retrospective cohort study using linked national datasets.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2018
    Article

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Abstract

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