Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in differentiating causes of shock in resource-limited setup

Conclusion: This study highlights the role of point-of-care ultrasound (RUSH protocol) for early diagnosis of the shock etiology in emergency medicine department. Diagnosis using point-of-care ultrasound (RUSH protocol) significantly agreed with medical diagnosis. It showed good efficacy of point-of-care ultrasound (RUSH protocol) to differentiate causes of shock with good accuracy except distributive shock.

Source: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock - April 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: H Humbal Rahulkumar Parikh Rina Bhavin K Patel Shreyas H Pancholi Krunalkumar Saxena Atulkumar Chawada Bansari Source Type: research