Celia A. Muoser; Avish Arora; Jay Im; Diana S. Wolfe – This study aimed to implement and assess a hands-on basic training program in cardiopulmonary POCUS for obstetric trainees.
Article Tags: obstetrics
Current Use and Barriers to POCUS in Women’s Health: A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Megha Gupta; Sarah Hanson; Stephen Wagner; Amir A. Shamshirsaz; Angela Ranzini; Michael J. Mader; Nilam J. Soni – This study characterizes the current use of maternal POCUS, identify barriers to its adoption, and explore opportunities for greater integration into clinical practice nationally among Women’s Health (WH) departments within the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system.
Ultrasound Image Quality Comparison Between a Handheld Ultrasound Transducer and Mid-Range Ultrasound Machine
Nayema Salimi, MD; Antonio Gonzalez Fiol, MD; N. David Yanez, PhD; Kristen L. Fardelmann, MD; Emily Harmon, MD; Katherine Kohari, MD; Sonya Abdel Razeq, MD; Urania Magriples, MD; Aymen Alian, MD – Not all labor and delivery floors are equipped with ultrasound machines which can serve the needs of both obstetricians and anesthesiologists. This cross-sectional, blinded, randomized observational study compares the image resolution (RES), detail (DET), and quality (IQ) acquired by a handheld ultrasound, the Butterfly iQ, and a mid-range mobile device, the Sonosite M-turbo US (SU), to evaluate their use as a shared resource.


