Respiratory variation in the inferior vena cava (ΔIVC) has been extensively studied with
respect to its value in predicting fluid responsiveness, but the results are conflicting. This …

Over the last decade, the use of portable ultrasound scanners has enhanced the concept of
point of care ultrasound (PoC-US), namely,“ultrasound performed at the bedside and …

Conclusion The scope and clinical applications of ultrasound (US) have increased
exponentially during the past few decades. Once considered exclusive to radiology and …

Objectives Increasing emphasis has been placed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in medical
school. The overall effects of ultrasound curriculum implementation on the traditional …

Gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) is an ultrasound application that has been practiced for
more than 30 years. Recently, GIUS has enjoyed a resurgence of interest, and there is now …

Conclusions Presently, our specialty requires consensus by expert stakeholders to address
issues of competence, certification, development of standards and terminology, and the …

Despite the importance of paediatric pneumonia as a cause of short and long-term morbidity
and mortality worldwide, a reliable gold standard for its diagnosis remains elusive. The utility …

Objectives The benefit of formal ultrasound implementation in undergraduate medical
education remains unclear. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of …

Systematic reviews and metaanalyses have described equal accuracy of IUS compared with
more expensive imaging techniques of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance …

Purpose Point-of-care ultrasound (POCU) is an evolving field in anesthesia. Therefore a
systematic review of common diagnoses made by POCU during non-cardiac surgery was …