It’s about faster decisions.
It’s about better outcomes.
It's about time.
The whole-body approach to point-of-care ultrasound
Faster decisions
Taking a whole-body approach to point-of-care ultrasound expedites treatment and reduces the risk of life-threating complications. Especially with the venous evaluation for DVT, which can be performed in minutes. The standard 5-point examination requires identification and compression of the femoral vein and popliteal vein at defined anatomic levels1.
It’s about time.
Awaiting radiology-performed doppler ultrasonography and interpretation can lead to delays in lifesaving anticoagulation, a POCUS DVT examination can provide timely diagnostic information in a patient with lower extremity symptoms5. Watch our scan-along video for venous examination that comes on-board our point-of-care systems.
Whole-Body Approach – Definition
The Whole-Body Approach (WBA) to point-of-care ultrasound is a systematic multi-organ ultrasound examination that typically includes thoracic, cardiac, limited abdominal and vascular evaluations.
1. Narasimhan, M., Koenig, SJ., and Mayo, PH. (2016) A Whole-Body Approach to Point of Care Ultrasound.CHEST;150(4):772-776
2. Sorensen, B., & Hunskaar, S. (2019).Point-of-care ultrasound in primary care: a systematic review of generalist performed point-of-care ultrasound in unselected populations.The Ultrasound Journal, 11(1). doi: 10.1186/s13089-019-0145-4
3. Denault, A., Canty, D., Azzam, M., Amir, A., and Gebhard, C. (2019) Whole body ultrasound in the operating room and intensive care unit.Korean J Anesthesiol, 72(5): 413-428
4. Andreas Karabinis MD, PhD, Mariantina Fragou MD, Dimitrios Karakitsos MD, PhD. (2010)Whole-body ultrasound in the intensive care unit: A new role for an aged technique.Journal of Critical Care, 25, 509–513
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