Beth D'Amico

Journal Article Pediatr Emerg Care · September 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: It is unclear which pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) have a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) credentialing process or if this process is consistent per expert guidelines. Our objective was to describe formalized POCUS credentialing process ... Full text Link to item Cite

Point-of-care ultrasound needs assessment in a paediatric acute care setting in Malawi.

Journal Article Trop Med Int Health · January 2023 OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in an acute-care paediatric setting in Malawi, including clinical indications, types of examinations and frequency of positive findings. METHODS: Retrospective, cross-sectional study of a c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosing Acute Heart Failure in the Pediatric Emergency Department Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound.

Journal Article J Emerg Med · September 2021 BACKGROUND: Acute heart failure (AHF) in children is associated with significant disease burden with high rates of morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. These children often present to the emergency department with clinical features that mimic co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Focused cardiac ultrasound to expedite diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in children in the emergency department.

Journal Article Am J Emerg Med · March 2020 Full text Link to item Cite

Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: What Do Fellows Need to Know?

Journal Article Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine · December 1, 2015 Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians are increasingly adopting the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to integrate focused bedside ultrasonography with clinical examination to care for pediatric patients. It is expected that PEM fellowship tr ... Full text Cite

Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Resource-Limited Settings

Journal Article Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine · December 1, 2015 This article will review existing literature to describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the pediatric population in resource-limited settings (RLS). We conducted online searches on the clinical use of POCUS in pediatric and adult care in RL ... Full text Cite

Who is monitoring your infections: shouldn't you be?

Journal Article Surg Infect (Larchmt) · February 2009 BACKGROUND: In the era of pay for performance and outcome comparisons among institutions, it is imperative to have reliable and accurate surveillance methodology for monitoring infectious complications. The current monitoring standard often involves a comb ... Full text Link to item Cite