• Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2022

    Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Neck Masses in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Case Series.

    • Christopher T Stem, Jennifer R Marin, Ag Nuwan D Perera, and Devora B Azhdam.
    • From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1; 38 (2): e1019e1021e1019-e1021.

    AbstractPoint-of-care ultrasound can be an effective tool for pediatric emergency medicine providers in the evaluation of soft tissue lesions. We present a series of 4 pediatric patients with neck lesions in whom point-of-care ultrasound identified the type of lesion, guided decision-making on the need for computed tomography imaging, and led to definitive management.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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