Nov 21, 2018

Evaluation of a point-of-care ultrasound scan list in a resource-limited emergency centre in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence
Maja Stachura, Megan Landes, Fasika Aklilu, Raghu Venugopal, Cheryl Hunchak, Sara Berman, James Maskalyk, Josee Sarrazin, Tesfaye Kebede, Aklilu Azazh
INTRODUCTION: Emergency centres (EC) in low- and middle-income countries often have limited diagnostic imaging capabilities. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is used in high-income countries to diagnose and guide treatment of life-threatening conditions. This study aims to identify high impact POCUS scans most relevant to practice in an Ethiopian EC.