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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Miller, Douglas L.
• Abo, Alyssa
• Abramowicz, Jacques S.
• Bigelow, Timothy A.
• Dalecki, Diane
• Dickman, Eitan
• Donlon, John
• Harris, Gerald
• Nomura, Jason

Titel

Diagnostic Ultrasound Safety Review for Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Practitioners

Ist Teil von

• Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 2020-06, Vol.39 (6), p.1069-1084

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Wiley-Blackwell Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Potential ultrasound exposure safety issues are reviewed, with guidance for prudent use of point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS). Safety assurance begins with the training of POCUS practitioners in the generation and interpretation of diagnostically valid and clinically relevant images. Sonographers themselves should minimize patient exposure in accordance with the as‐low‐as‐reasonably‐achievable principle, particularly for the safety of the eye, lung, and fetus. This practice entails the reduction of output indices or the exposure duration, consistent with the acquisition of diagnostically definitive images. Informed adoption of POCUS worldwide promises a reduction of ionizing radiation risks, enhanced cost‐effectiveness, and prompt diagnoses for optimal patient care.