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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026

Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound-steps for program development.

Shazia Bhombal, Yogen Singh, Stephanie Marshall, Shanmukha Mukthapuram, María V Fraga, National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative

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Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shazia BhombalDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4581-246X
Yogen SinghDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of California, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5207-9019
Stephanie MarshallDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Shanmukha MukthapuramDepartment of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Health, Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA.
María V FragaDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. fragam@chop.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0879-9576
National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being utilized in the neonatal field; however, there is a lack of standardized guidance on the development of POCUS programs in neonatology. While subspecialties with decades of POCUS experience have established pathways for program development and training guidelines, such frameworks are absent in neonatal and perinatal medicine. Recent national and international publications have highlighted the need for structured program development and have established recommendations regarding standards for POCUS use, including minimum number of scans, competency-based assessments, and a strong quality improvement (QI) framework. This publication aims to provide steps toward program development for neonatal intensive care units eager to establish POCUS to augment the care of their patients.

Indexed as

Intensive Care Units, NeonatalNeonatologyPoint-of-Care SystemsProgram DevelopmentHumansInfant, NewbornQuality ImprovementUltrasonography

Identifiers

PMID40751093
PMCPMC12815670

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