ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Point-of-Care Abdominal Ultrasonography (POCUS) on the Way to the Right and Rapid Diagnosis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is ultrasound training sustainable? A systematic review of competency retention in healthcare trainees.Medical education · 2025Pooled it
- The role of viruses in human acute appendicitis: a systematic literature review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- Retrospective Analysis of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Results in the Follow-Up of Paediatric Functional Constipation.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- 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
- Approach of family physicians to the use of ultrasonography in Türki̇ye.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Emergency Department Disposition and Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Biliary Disease: Propensity-Weighted Cohort Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
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- Choosing wisely: Improving decision-making for deployment of diagnostics in primary care settings.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- When flank pain leads to fainting: a case of a ruptured angiomyolipoma diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Point of care ultrasonography as the new "Laennec Sthetoscope".World journal of nephrology · 2024Article
- Bedside Clinical Hand-held Ultrasound in an Internal Medicine Department: The "Bed Med-Us" Experience of Codogno and its Clinical Utility in the Management of Diagnosis and Therapy in 1007 Patients.Ultrasound international open · 2024Article
- Predicting In-Hospital Acute Heart Failure Worsening in the Oldest Old: Insights from Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Incremental Role of Multiorgan Point-of-Care Ultrasounds in the Emergency Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Gastric anisakiasis suspected by point-of-care ultrasound finding in the emergency department.Acute medicine & surgeryArticle
- Repositioning POCUS in the diagnostic landscape of gastric anisakiasis: A call toward pragmatic integration.Acute medicine & surgeryArticle
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) is based on target ultrasound that is performed wherever a patient is being treated, and by a non-radiologist directly involved in the patient's care. It is used either for quick diagnosis or procedural guidance. Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in emergency departments, and POCUS can help in the differentiation of patients who need additional diagnostic tests or hospital treatment, which eventually reduces the overall costs of health care. POCUS has high sensitivity and specificity in abdominal pathology, it can be helpful in the evaluation of biliary, intestinal, and urinary tract, and it is especially used in trauma. Additionally, the gold standard for abdominal aortic aneurysm detection, follow up and screening is precisely this diagnostic procedure. Unfortunately, the quality of ultrasound examination can be affected by the experience of the physician performing it and the patient's body weight. There is no doubt that POCUS is being increasingly recognized, but all motivated physicians should be provided with dedicated tutors and enough time for learning. This would certainly help to implement this diagnostic method as a routine in emergency and critical care departments, and significantly shorten the time until definitive diagnosis.
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