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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2023

Role of point-of-care ultrasound in critical care and emergency medicine: update and future perspective.

Wookjin Choi, Young Soon Cho, Young Rock Ha, Je Hyeok Oh, Heekyung Lee, Bo Seung Kang, Yong Won Kim, Chan Young Koh, Ji Han Lee, Euigi Jung and 9 more

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Article in Clinical and experimental emergency medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 13 institutions in 1 country.

Wookjin ChoiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
Young Soon ChoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
Young Rock HaDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.
Je Hyeok OhDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Heekyung LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Bo Seung KangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Yong Won KimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Chan Young KohDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
Ji Han LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea.
Euigi JungDepartment of Emergency Medicine, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Youdong SohnDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Han Bit KimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
Su Jin KimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hohyun KimDepartment of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Dongbum SuhDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Dong Hyun LeeDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Ju Young HongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won Woong LeeDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.
Society Emergency and Critical Care Imaging (SECCI)
Soonchunhyang University · KRHanyang University Guri Hospital · KRChung-Ang University · KRDankook University · KRDong-A University Hospital · KRDongguk University Ilsan Hospital · KRHallym University · KRKorea University · KRSeoul Medical Center · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRThe Catholic University of Korea Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital · KRUlsan College · KRYonsei University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapidly developing technology that has the potential to revolutionize emergency and critical care medicine. The use of POCUS can improve patient care by providing real-time clinical information. However, appropriate usage and proper training are crucial to ensure patient safety and reliability. This article discusses the various applications of POCUS in emergency and critical care medicine, the importance of training and education, and the future of POCUS in medicine.

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Critical careEmergenciesPediatricsPoint-of-care systemsUltrasonography

Identifiers

PMID38225778
PMCPMC10790072
OpenAlexW4390406942

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