scholarly journals Evaluating Acute Testicular Pain Using Point-of-Care Hand-Held Doppler in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Pilot Study

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagannath Hanumanthappa ◽  
Vamanjore A Naushad ◽  
Osama Mohammed ◽  
Ashok Kumar Ariboyina ◽  
Suresh Babu Chellapandian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study ◽  
Testicular Pain

scholarly journals Characteristics of the prehospital phase of adult emergency department patients with an infection: A prospective pilot study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e0212181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gideon H. P. Latten ◽  
Lieke Claassen ◽  
Marnix Jonk ◽  
Jochen W. L. Cals ◽  
Jean W. M. Muris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study ◽  
Prehospital Phase ◽  
Emergency Department Patients

scholarly journals Prospective pilot study of a tablet computer in an Emergency Department

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 314-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Horng ◽  
Foster R. Goss ◽  
Richard S. Chen ◽  
Larry A. Nathanson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Tablet Computer ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study

scholarly journals Implementation of a telemedicine geriatric co-evaluation in the emergency department: a prospective pilot study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Matz ◽  
Luigi Villa ◽  
Chiara Lecce ◽  
Karmele Olaciregui Dague ◽  
Alexa Haeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study

The assessment of dermatological emergencies in the emergency department via telemedicine is safe: a prospective pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1275-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Villa ◽  
Oliver Matz ◽  
Karmele Olaciregui Dague ◽  
David Kluwig ◽  
Rolf Rossaint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study

scholarly journals A Prospective Pilot Study of Predictors of Acute Stroke in Emergency Department Patients With Dizziness

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Chase ◽  
Joshua N. Goldstein ◽  
Magdy H. Selim ◽  
Daniel J. Pallin ◽  
Marc A. Camacho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study ◽  
Emergency Department Patients

scholarly journals P079: Manual pressure (the modified peace sign) as an aid to sonographic aortic visualization-a pilot study

CJEM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (S1) ◽  
pp. S105
Author(s):  
K. Leech-Porter ◽  
D. Lewis ◽  
J. Fraser ◽  
P.R. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Body Habitus ◽  
Gas Dispersion ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Manual Pressure

Introduction: Point-of-care-ultrasound is an established tool in the early diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), with a reported pooled sensitivity of 97.5% and pooled specificity 98.9%. Despite these impressive numbers, body habitus and bowel gas often render emergency department (ED) PoCUS for AAA inconclusive. We devised a manual aid “the modified peace sign technique” to improve visualization of the aorta, consisting of placing the divided fingers of the free hand of the sonographer around the probe to increase gas dispersion and improve the view of the obscured aorta. We tested the technique on volunteers during a training course when the initial scan was indeterminate due to inability to view the aorta from sub-xiphoid to bifurcation. Methods: In our pilot study, 7 physicians were asked to make a best attempt to perform an aortic scan. If they were unable to visualize the aorta, they were asked to use the modified peace sign technique. Participants recorded the number of times which they used the technique and the frequency that the technique allowed for a complete aortic scan, previously unobtainable. All scans were supervised by certified PoCUS physicians. Results: The technique was used a total of 25 times. Following failure to complete an aortic scan using their best attempt, participants were subsequently able to obtain a complete aortic scan 70% (95% CI 48 to 83%) of the time using the modified peace sign technique. Conclusion: In our pilot study, the modified peace sign technique had an estimated effect size of 70% improvement for visualization of the aorta in volunteers. Further studies are required to validate the technique in clinical practice.

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