Utilization of emergency ultrasound in pediatric emergency departments. 2011

Marydee C Chamberlain, and Samuel R Reid, and Manu Madhok
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA. marydee.chamberlain@childrensmn.org

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the utilization of emergency ultrasound (EUS) in pediatric emergency departments (EDs) and in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship training programs and to assess if PEM fellowship programs provided formal training in EUS. METHODS A Web-based survey was administered to pediatric emergency medical directors, fellowship directors, and graduating fellows. RESULTS A response was received from 60% of individuals and 68% of institutions. Of the responders, 27% reported that their institution had a EUS program. Also, 96% of the responders reported having a dedicated US machine in the ED, but only 61% reported using EUS for managing ED patients. Responders reported using EUS for the focused assessment by sonography for trauma examination (93%), abscess management (82%), vascular access (78%), bladder scanning (70%), cardiac activity confirmation (59%), and pericardial effusion detection (59%). For pediatric emergency staff physicians, 63% of the responders reported obtaining EUS training from general emergency physicians and 59% from a commercial ultrasound course and from pediatric emergency physicians. For PEM fellows, 34% reported having a standardized EUS training program. Of the responders, 69% reported receiving training from general emergency physicians during adult ED rotations and 38% reported receiving training from pediatric emergency physicians. Only 28% of programs reported using criteria established by the American College of Emergency Physicians for the number of scans performed to attain competence. CONCLUSIONS In our study sample, there is wide variation in the uses of EUS and the training pediatric emergency physicians receive in its use.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010372 Pediatrics A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004635 Emergency Medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility. Medicine, Emergency
D004636 Emergency Service, Hospital Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient. Emergency Outpatient Unit,Emergency Services Utilization,Hospital Emergency Room,Hospital Emergency Service,Hospital Emergency Services Utilization,Accident and Emergency Department,Emergency Departments,Emergency Hospital Service,Emergency Room,Emergency Units,Emergency Ward,Hospital Service Emergency,Service, Hospital Emergency,Department, Emergency,Departments, Emergency,Emergencies, Hospital Service,Emergency Department,Emergency Hospital Services,Emergency Outpatient Units,Emergency Room, Hospital,Emergency Rooms,Emergency Rooms, Hospital,Emergency Services, Hospital,Emergency Unit,Emergency Wards,Emergency, Hospital Service,Hospital Emergency Rooms,Hospital Emergency Services,Hospital Service Emergencies,Hospital Service, Emergency,Hospital Services, Emergency,Outpatient Unit, Emergency,Outpatient Units, Emergency,Room, Emergency,Room, Hospital Emergency,Rooms, Emergency,Rooms, Hospital Emergency,Service Emergencies, Hospital,Service Emergency, Hospital,Service, Emergency Hospital,Services Utilization, Emergency,Services Utilizations, Emergency,Services, Emergency Hospital,Services, Hospital Emergency,Unit, Emergency,Unit, Emergency Outpatient,Units, Emergency,Units, Emergency Outpatient,Utilization, Emergency Services,Ward, Emergency,Wards, Emergency
D005257 Fellowships and Scholarships Stipends or grants-in-aid granted by foundations or institutions to individuals for study. Scholarships,Fellowships,Fellowship,Scholarship,Scholarships and Fellowships
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019538 Health Care Surveys Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care. Healthcare Surveys,National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey,National Hospital Discharge Survey,Care Survey, Health,Care Surveys, Health,Health Care Survey,Healthcare Survey,Survey, Health Care,Survey, Healthcare,Surveys, Health Care,Surveys, Healthcare

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