Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Resource-Limited Settings

This article will review existing literature to describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the pediatric population in resource-limited settings (RLS). We conducted online searches on the clinical use of POCUS in pediatric and adult care in RLS. Original articles, reviews, opinions, descriptive studies, and case reports in English published between 1992 and 2015 were used. Forty articles were identified relating to POCUS use in pediatrics and adult care in RLS. It is most commonly used for the assessment of dehydration, pneumonia, superficial abscesses, and pericardial effusions as well as in the evaluation of trauma and cardiac function and diagnosing intussusception.

Source: Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine - December 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nicolaus Glomb, Beth D’Amico, Marideth Rus, Carol Chen Source Type: research