Journal article
Point-of-care ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care unit: international perspectives
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine, Vol.16(1), pp.61-68
02/01/2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.06.005
PMID: 20663724
Abstract
To explore international variation in implementation of point-of-care ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), contributions were invited from neonatologists and paediatric cardiologists in six countries. The contributors show variation in national implementation that ranges from almost total coverage through to a minority of NICUs having point-of-care ultrasound capability. To a varying degree in all systems the main barriers have been concerns from the consultative specialties that traditionally use ultrasound, relating to the risk of misdiagnosis but also involving different clinical needs, liability concerns and lack of outcome-based evidence. All contributors agreed that safe point-of-care ultrasound depends on close collaboration with the consultative specialties and also that there is a need to develop training and accreditation structures for neonatologists using ultrasound. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Point-of-care ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care unit: international perspectives
- Creators
- Nick Evans - Royal Prince Alfred HospitalVeronique Gournay - Hôpital Mère-EnfantFernando Cabanas - Hospital Universitario La PazMartin Kluckow - Royal North Shore HospitalTina Leone - University of California, San DiegoAlan Groves - Hammersmith HospitalPatrick McNamara - Hospital for Sick ChildrenLuc Mertens - Department of Cardiology, The Labatt Family Heart Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine, Vol.16(1), pp.61-68
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.siny.2010.06.005
- PMID
- 20663724
- ISSN
- 1744-165X
- eISSN
- 1878-0946
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- G0701896 / MRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Medical Research Council UK (MRC) G0701896 / Medical Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Medical Research Council UK (MRC); European Commission
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984353833102771
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