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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108141| Title: | Point of care cardiac ultrasonography in three paediatric arrests |
| Authors: | Azzopardi, Eugenio Grech, Elizabeth Grech, Victor E. |
| Keywords: | Point-of-care testing Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging Pediatric emergencies Echocardiography Cardiac resuscitation |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Medical School |
| Citation: | Azzopardi, E., Grech, E., & Grech, V. E. (2023). Point of care cardiac ultrasonography in three paediatric arrests. Malta Medical Journal, 35(1), 109-113. |
| Abstract: | INTRODUCTION: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) refers to bedside ultrasonography in the clinical setting at the site of initial presentation. Few studies have reported the use of POCUS for emergency paediatric echocardiography. METHODS: This paper outlines the utility of POCUS echocardiography in three cases in Malta. RESULTS: Cardiac POCUS was used with utility and value on three children in the acute resuscitation setting. DISCUSSION: Echocardiography in children during resuscitation is feasible and it is possible to eyeball contractility and cardiac filling and assess the size of any pericardial effusions. Although the images obtained are inferior to those obtained in an echocardiography laboratory, useful information in real time can be obtained. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/108141 |
| Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 35, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 35, Issue 1 |
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