Brain Point of Care Ultrasound in Young Children Receiving Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department: A Proof of Concept Study

• Main Authors: Stephanie Davenport (Author), Nadya Ben Fadel (Author), Jorge Davila (Author), Nick Barrowman (Author), Vid Bijelic (Author), Allan Shefrin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is an important tool in pediatric emergency medicine. In neonatal intensive care medicine ultrasound is often used to evaluate the brains of sick neonates. In theory, POCUS could be used in the ED in young children to evaluate the brain for abnormal patho...