POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND

This study tested whether using portable, bedside ultrasound machines in general medical wards helps doctors make faster and more accurate diagnoses. Researchers trained nurse practitioners to perform these quick scans on 144 adult patients admitted from the emergency department.…

This study compared two ways to help patients breathe while being moved from the operating room to the intensive care unit after major heart surgery. Researchers looked at whether using a portable breathing machine or a manual hand-pumped bag was better at keeping patients' oxyge…

This study observed how general practitioners in France use portable ultrasound machines during regular patient visits. Over 600 patients were included as doctors recorded if the scan changed their initial diagnosis, their confidence in that diagnosis, or the treatment plan they …

This study used a bedside ultrasound to look at the stomach contents of people who use cannabis before they had surgery. Researchers wanted to see if cannabis use was linked to having a fuller stomach, which could increase the risk of breathing stomach contents into the lungs dur…

This study used a bedside ultrasound to look at patients' stomachs right before surgery. Researchers wanted to see if people taking popular weekly GLP-1 weight-loss or diabetes drugs (like Ozempic or Mounjaro) were more likely to have food or liquid still in their stomachs, even …