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POCUS for Emergency Physicians
Provide better patient care, improve their prognosis and shorten ER wait times
-18%
of in-hospital mortality thanks to clinical ultrasound.
Critical Care
25(1), 34
+500 uses
A probe that fits all main clinical applications
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Protocols
- Trauma assessment
- FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) protocols
- EFAST protocol (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma)
Ultrasound scans with echOpen O1 probe
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Lungs
- Anatomy: visualization of pleural cul-de-sacs
- Diagnosis: pleural effusions
- Aetiologies: infectious, cardiac, cancerous, interstitial lung disease
POCUS scan of the lung (echOpen O1)
Heart
- Anatomy: visualization of the heart chambers
- Diagnosis: cardiac effusion and tamponade
- Aetiologies: infectious, cardiac, cancerous
POCUS scan of the heart (echOpen O1)
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Liver and right kidney
- Anatomy: visualization of the liver, right kidney and hepatorenal space
- Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the upper quadrant of the abdomen
- Aetiologies: hepatic, traumatic, infectious, biliary disorders
Clinical ultrasound of the Morrison space, probe echOpen O1
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Pelvis
- Anatomy: visualization of the bladder and uterus
- Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the pelvic region
- Aetiologies: gynaecological or intestinal diseases, pelvic trauma
Clinical ultrasound of the pelvis (Douglas space), probe echOpen O1
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Spleen and left kidney
- Anatomy: visualization of the spleen, left kidney and splenorenal space
- Diagnosis: peritoneal effusions in the left upper quadrant
- Aetiologies: gastrointestinal diseases, pancreatitis, cirrhosis with ascites
Clinical ultrasound of Koller's space, probe echOpen O1
Vessels
- Visualization: large and peripheral vessels
- Use: central catheterization of large and peripheral vessels
- Diagnosis: abdominal aortic aneurysms
Clinical ultrasound of hepatic vessels, probe echOpen O1
POCUS in emergency medicine
POCUS helps Emergency Physicians improve their patients' care pathway by enhancing the physical examination with easy to obtain, real-time images of the internal organs. echOpen O1 was designed with simplicity and accessibility in mind: examine all major organs, vessels and soft tissues and make more informed and confident decisions. Detect pathologies faster, improve prognosis, shorten ER wait times, avoid additional costly exams, and reduce health anxiety.
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echOpen O1, the POCUS probe that enhances and expands bedside physical examination. View the body's internal organs in real time, anytime, anywhere.
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What the experts have to say
When an imaging facility is not on site, point-of-care ultrasound is the only imaging modality that lends itself to true point-of-care service provision.
The Lancet
Given that the biggest gap is in provision of diagnostics at the level of primary health care, which is also the entry point to the care cascade, we also recommend that, as a priority, a set of key point-of-care diagnostics (point-of-care tests and point-of-care ultrasound) be made available at all primary health-care centres.
The Lancet
Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics
The SFMU points out that the use of POCUS in an emergency setting is justified by its efficiency in terms of clinical and diagnostic response, and the ease with which skills can be acquired and maintained.
SFMU
Time to add a fifth pillar to bedside clinical examination: inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation and insonation.
The Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA Cardiology
Addition of ultra-sound imaging to the standard bedside physical examination has performed particularly better for correctly identifying the presence of less severe disease.
The Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA Cardiology
Point-of-Care ultrasound changes the management in specific groups of patients in the Emergency Department. It seems intuitive that POCUS holds an unexploited potential on a wide variety of patients.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
The most recent studies highlight the fact that clinical ultrasound must be part of the specialty's core competencies.
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
To compensate for a shortage of sonologists and sonographers in low-income countries, training midwives to undertake routine focused obstetric scanning for identification of high-risk pregnancies is a very viable option.
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
Studies show that clinical ultrasound is associated with greater diagnostic accuracy.
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma
Bedside ultrasound is associated with improved patient satisfaction, perhaps as a consequence of improved time to diagnosis and decreased length of stay.
Journal of Emergency Medicine
POCUS gives doctors immediate access to clinical problems for faster, more direct management.
French Health Authority
Portable devices can considerably reduce the overall time required for performing an ultrasound examination at the bedside.
European Society of Radiology
The strengths of handheld devices result in several opportunities: ultrasound may be performed by a wider range of healthcare providers with varying levels and with different types of education. Handheld devices may also facilitate the use of ultrasound for teaching purposes.
European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
For patients with acute abdominal pain, bedside ultrasound examination is related to higher satisfaction and decreased short-term health care consumption.
British Medical Journal
Physicians should examine the central veins with great precision by ultrasound to find the best vein for cannulation.
Electronic Physician
Medical resources and documentation
Why use clinical ultrasound in emergency medicine?
Clinical ultrasound in emergency medicine (ECMU) enables you to answer simple clinical questions quickly and efficiently, as an extension of the conventional clinical examination.
With a clinical ultrasound probe, you can observe the main organs and tissues, in the patient's bed as well as in the ambulance or at the scene of an accident.
Detect, among other things, effusions, signs of internal bleeding, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pericarditis, peritonitis, hepatitis, ascites or malignant diseases.
Direct your patient more quickly to the most appropriate care protocol, and avoid unnecessary, costly or even irradiating additional examinations.
What are the benefits of clinical ultrasound for emergency physicians and their patients?
Clinical ultrasound is a non-irradiating, non-invasive and painless examination, generally well tolerated by patients of all ages. This technique enables you to enhance your initial examination, confirm or refute a suspicion, and guide your patient more effectively towards the right course of care.
In the case of polytrauma patients, clinical ultrasound is particularly useful when applying the FAST and eFAST protocols. Clinical ultrasound can also be used to guide you through any invasive procedure requiring puncture or catheter insertion, while minimizing the risks associated with inaccurate localization and/or incorrect placement.
In turn, this reassures the patient and speeds up his or her care, which can also considerably shorten the patient's stay. Numerous studies also suggest that clinical ultrasound helps to boost patient confidence in their doctor and healthcare facility.
When should I perform a clinical ultrasound in emergency medicine?
Clinical ultrasound is increasingly used in emergency medicine.
This technique is particularly useful in the case of trauma or polytrauma patients, patients presenting with respiratory distress, an acute abdomen or symptoms suggesting a cardiac or vascular disorder.
As a general rule, clinical ultrasound is an excellent technique for detecting serious pathologies when the patient presents a clinical picture with the slightest ambiguity, thus improving the practitioner's confidence in his or her decisions.
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