The effect of point-of-care ultrasonography on imaging studies in the medical ICU: a comparative study

Point-of-care ultrasonography performed by frontline intensivists offers the possibility of reducing the use of traditional imaging in the medical ICU (MICU). We compared the use of traditional radiographic studies between two MICUs: one where point-of-care ultrasonography is used as a primary imagi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2014-12, Vol.146 (6), p.1574-1577
Hauptverfasser:	Oks, Margarita, Cleven, Krystal L, Cardenas-Garcia, Jose, Schaub, Jennifer Ann, Koenig, Seth, Cohen, Rubin I, Mayo, Paul H, Narasimhan, Mangala
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Cohort Studies Cost Savings Critical Care - methods Echocardiography - statistics & numerical data Female Hospital Costs Humans Incidence Intensive Care Units - organization & administration Male Middle Aged Patient Outcome Assessment Point-of-Care Systems - statistics & numerical data Radiography, Thoracic - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed - statistics & numerical data Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler - statistics & numerical data United States
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