Emergency Department Diagnosis of Postprocedural Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis Utilizing Point-of-Care Ultrasoun

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett A. Cavaliere ◽  
Christine Kositz
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis

Case Report: When all claims that it is necrotizing fasciitis but Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) proves the opposite!

POCUS Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Hadiel Kaiyasah, MD, MRCS (Glasgow), ABHS-GS ◽  
Maryam Al Ali, MBBS
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽  
Soft Tissue Infection ◽  
Critical Care Unit ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Soft Tissue Infections

Soft tissue ultrasound (ST-USS) has been shown to be of utmost importance in assessing patients with soft tissue infections in the emergency department or critical care unit. It aids in guiding the management of soft tissue infection based on the sonographic findings.

scholarly journals Utilisation of musculoskeletal ultrasonography for the evaluation of septic arthritis in a patient presenting to the emergency department with fever during the era of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. e242370
Author(s):  
Jiodany Perez ◽  
Stefani Sorensen ◽  
Michael Rosselli
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Glenohumeral Joint ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Anchoring Bias ◽  
Septic Bursitis ◽  
Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasonography

Prompt recognition and treatment of septic arthritis are crucial to prevent significant morbidity and mortality in affected patients. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, anchoring bias may make an already challenging diagnosis like septic arthritis more difficult to diagnose quickly and efficiently. Musculoskeletal (MSK) point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) is an imaging modality that can be used to quickly and efficiently obtain objective findings that may help a clinician establish the diagnosis of septic arthritis. We report a case where MSK POCUS was a key element in establishing the diagnosis of glenohumeral joint septic arthritis and subdeltoid septic bursitis for a patient that presented to the emergency department with a fever during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The effect of point-of-care ultrasound on length of stay in the emergency department in children with neck swelling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Kate Claiborne ◽  
Carrie Ng ◽  
Kristen A. Breslin ◽  
James Chamberlain ◽  
Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Neck Swelling

scholarly journals Comparison of the use of comprehensive point-of-care test panel to conventional laboratory process in emergency department

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meri Kankaanpää ◽  
Marika Holma-Eriksson ◽  
Sami Kapanen ◽  
Merja Heitto ◽  
Sari Bergström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Test Panel ◽  
Point Of Care Test

scholarly journals Feasibility and Success of Hiv Point-of-Care Testing in an Emergency Department in an Urban Canadian Setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa L Becker ◽  
Laura H Thompson ◽  
Carla Pindera ◽  
Natalie Bridger ◽  
Carmen Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Centre Hospital

BACKGROUND: Approximately 26% of Canadians living with HIV are unaware of their status. Point-of-care (POC) HIV tests have been introduced to simplify and expand HIV testing.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of POC testing in an emergency department (ED) setting in Winnipeg, Manitoba.METHODS: A cross-sectional study of unselected adults presenting to the ED at the Health Sciences Centre Hospital (Winnipeg, Manitoba) was performed. Study procedures included pre- and post-test counselling, administration of the INSTI HIV-1/HIV-2 Antibody Test (bioLytical Laboratories, Canada) and a brief questionnaire. Venous blood samples were collected from participants for confirmatory testing on all reactive and indeterminate specimens.RESULTS: In total, 501 adults participated in the study. The majority of participants were younger than 40 years of age, approximately one-half (48.5%) were women and 53% self-identified as Aboriginal. Nearly one-half (49.1%) of the participants had undergone previous HIV testing, although 63% of these tests were performed more than a year earlier. A total of seven individuals tested reactive with the POC test, all of whom were confirmed positive using serological testing (1.4%) and were linked to an HIV specialist within 24 h. Nearly all of the participants (96%) reported satisfaction with the test and believed it belonged in the ED (93%).CONCLUSIONS: Of the participants tested, 1.4% tested reactive for HIV, which is significantly higher than the reported prevalence in Manitoba and in other similar studies conducted in North America. Furthermore, all individuals were linked to timely care. The present study demonstrated that this particular busy tertiary care ED is an important and feasible location for HIV POC testing.

scholarly journals The Feasibility and Accuracy of Point-of-Care Lactate Measurement in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Infection

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan I. Shapiro ◽  
Christopher Fisher ◽  
Michael Donnino ◽  
Lauren Cataldo ◽  
Aimee Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Suspected Infection ◽  
Lactate Measurement ◽  
Emergency Department Patients
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