Emergency department point-of-care ultrasonography improves time to pericardiocentesis for clinically significant effusions
Objective Our objective was to determine the utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to identify and guide treatment of tamponade or clinically significant pericardial effusions in the emergency department (ED). Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of non-trauma patients who were diagno...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-16-169.pdf |