David J McCreary; Rashed Chowdhury; Cameron Hamilton – This study retrospectively applied a POCUS CDR to patients presenting to a paediatric emergency department (PED) with atraumatic limp over a 5 year period.
Article Categories: Pediatric POCUS
Use of Internal Jugular Vein POCUS to Assess Intravascular Volume Status: A Study in Critically Ill Pediatric Post-Operative Cardiac Patients
Karunya Jayasimha; Wei Liu; William Hanna – This study correlates IJV POCUS with CVP in mechanically ventilated post-operative children following congenital heart disease surgery.
Glow Up Pediatric Minor Trauma Care: Detecting Adrenal Bleeding with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Emergency Settings
Yair Katzir; Yehuda Tzur – This study describes, for the first time, the use of pediatric emergency physician-performed CEUS in the evaluation of minor abdominal trauma in a child.
Detecting a Canal of Nuck Hydrocoele in a Child with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Using POCUS
David J. McCreary; Maria Munir; Milan Gopal – This study presents the first reported case of a Canal of Nuck hydrocoele identified using POCUS in a child. This case highlights the role of POCUS as a safe, reliable, first-line imaging tool for identifying Canal of Nuck hydrocoeles in patients with VP shunts
POCUS Examination of the Mediastinum in Children: A Simplified and Standardized Protocol for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Isabelle Munyangaju; Lucia Carratala-Castro; Sozinho Acacio; José Miguel Escudero Fernández; Antoni Soriano-Arandes; Maria Espiau; Begoña Santiago Garcia; Alicia Hernanz-Lobo; Ángel M. Lancharro Zapata; Aleix Soler-Garcia; Enrique Ladera; Antoni Noguera-Julian; Angela Manzanares; Daniel Blazquez; Elisa Aguirre Pascual; José Massingue; Jessica Dalsuco; Justina Bramugy; Isabelle Thierry-Chefque Bassat; Danilo Buonsenso; Elisa Lopez-Varela; Xavier Serres-Créixams – This study shows that Mediastinal POCUS, guided by a standardized protocol, represents a safe, affordable, point-of-care, and non-ionizing option for identifying mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Its application holds promise for improving the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis, especially in settings with limited access to advanced radiological imaging.
Comparison of Six Handheld Ultrasound Devices by Pediatric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experts
Stephanie K. Leung; Ria Dancel; Riya N. Soni; Ariadna Perez-Sanchez; Michael J. Mader; Haitham Al-Wahab; Thomas W. Conlon; Maria V. Fraga; Javier J. Lasa; Andrea Matho; Hannah Smith; Nilam J. Soni – The primary objective of this study was to compare the image quality, ease of use, and overall satisfaction of six handhelds available in the United States when used by pediatric POCUS experts. Additionally, we sought to identify the most and least important characteristics of common handhelds per pediatric POCUS experts.
A Train-the-Trainer Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Program for Pediatric Pneumonia in a Low-Resource Setting
Michelle S. Lee; Fatima Mir; Amerta Ladhani; Huba Atiq; Shaun K. Morris; Mark O. Tessaro – This study aimed to 1. Deliver a train-the-trainer program in Pakistan on lung POCUS for diagnosing pediatric pneumonia; 2. Determine inter-rater reliability between i) study-trained community health workers (CHWs) and a remote expert, with both interpreting POCUS examinations acquired by the CHWs, and ii) study-trained CHWs and local champions, with both interpreting examinations that they had acquired.
The Utilization of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Confirmation of Gastric and Post-Pyloric Feeding Tube Placement in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Alonso Marron, Michael S. Wolf, Marla Levine, Jeremy S. Boyd, Marta Hernanz-Schulman – The aim of this study was to investigate the role of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) as an alternative imaging modality to confirm the location of gastric and post-pyloric feeding tubes in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This was a prospective descriptive study performed at a tertiary care children’s hospital.
What is the Role of Point of Care Ultrasound for Suspected Pulled Elbow in Children? A Narrative Literature Review.
Salmah Lashhab; David J. McCreary – Our objective was to evaluate and appraise the existing evidence on the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for pulled elbow, including its positive findings and their reliability.
Cor Triatriatum in a Pediatric Patient, Accidental Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Discovery
Tareq Alhaddad; Amr Hamid; Abdulbaset Mohammed; Hana Mohsen – We discuss the case of a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with cor triatriatum, who was admitted to the emergency room exhibiting symptoms of pneumonia and poor weight gain. A point of care ultrasound (POCUS) test revealed a membrane in the left atrium.