Prevalence of Phantom Scanning in Cardiac Arrest and Trauma Resuscitations: The Scary Truth

• Main Authors: Zachary Boivin (Author), Curtis Xu (Author), Donias Doko (Author), Meghan Kelly Herbst (Author), Trent She (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of phantom scanning, or point of care ultrasound (POCUS) performed without saving images, has not been well studied. Phantom scanning can negatively affect patient care, reduce billed revenue, and can increase medicolegal liability. We sought to quantify and compare the pr...