Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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Biography Historical Article
A tribute to Beryl Benacerraf, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2001-2010.
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The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess the learning curve of emergency physician training in emergency bedside sonography (EBS) for first-trimester pregnancy complications. ⋯ There is an appreciable learning curve among physicians learning to perform EBS for first-trimester pregnancy complications that persists past 40 examinations.
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Brachial plexus perineural catheters provide specific analgesia for upper extremity surgery. Although single-injection ultrasound-guided supraclavicular blocks have been described, little is known about the efficacy of perineural catheters inserted using this approach. We present our experience with ultrasound-guided supraclavicular perineural catheters for distal upper extremity surgery. ⋯ Supraclavicular brachial plexus perineural catheter insertion using ultrasound guidance is feasible and deserves further study with a randomized controlled trial comparing this relatively new technique with more established approaches.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of inadequate needle chest thoracostomy in the prehospital setting in trauma patients suspected of having a pneumothorax (PTX) on the basis of physical examination. ⋯ In this study, 26% of patients who received needle thoracostomy in the prehospital setting for a suspected PTX appeared not to have had a PTX originally, nor had 1 induced by the needle thoracostomy. It may be prudent to evaluate such patients with bedside ultrasound instead of automatically converting all needle thoracostomies to tube thoracostomies.