Refining the Wild Wild West of Point-of-Care Ultrasound at an Academic Community Hospital

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) describes the performance and interpretation of ultrasound by nonradiologist clinicians at a patient ’s bedside. POCUS use has grown dramatically over the past two decades, with many departments throughout the hospital adopting and adapting its use. POCUS applications include applications traditionally found within the radiology suite such as simple procedural guidance (thoracentesis, paracentes is, arthrocentesis) and diagnostic ultrasound (biliary, renal, pregnancy).
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Clinical practice management Source Type: research