A descriptive study of the use of cardiac point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) in public emergency centres in Cape Town

A descriptive study of the use of cardiac point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) in public emergency centres in Cape Town

Introduction: The indications for cardiac point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) vary somewhat in different parts of the world, and training programs may also differ. We set out to describe the self-reported cardiac PoCUS indications and imaging windows used at a selection of secondary-level, public hospi...

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Main Authors: Ushira Ganas, Jacques J. Malan, Stevan R. Bruijns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Bedside ultrasound
Cardiac PoCUS
Low-middle income settings
Emergency centre ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300835

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