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Open Access 01-07-2021 | Ultrasound | Original Article

Non-radiologist-performed abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography in paediatrics — a scoping review

Authors: Elsa A. van Wassenaer, Joost G. Daams, Marc A. Benninga, Karen Rosendahl, Bart G. P. Koot, Samuel Stafrace, Owen J. Arthurs, Rick R. van Rijn

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 8/2021

Abstract

Background

Historically, US in the paediatric setting has mostly been the domain of radiologists. However, in the last decade, there has been an uptake of non-radiologist point-of-care US.

Objective

To gain an overview of abdominal non-radiologist point-of-care US in paediatrics.

Materials and methods

We conducted a scoping review regarding the uses of abdominal non-radiologist point-of-care US, quality of examinations and training, patient perspective, financial costs and legal consequences following the use of non-radiologist point-of-care US. We conducted an advanced search of the following databases: Medline, Embase and Web of Science Conference Proceedings. We included published original research studies describing abdominal non-radiologist point-of-care US in children. We limited studies to English-language articles from Western countries.

Results

We found a total of 5,092 publications and selected 106 publications for inclusion: 39 studies and 51 case reports or case series on the state-of-art of abdominal non-radiologist point-of-care US, 14 on training of non-radiologists, and 1 each on possible harms following non-radiologist point-of-care US and patient satisfaction. According to included studies, non-radiologist point-of-care US is increasingly used, but no standardised training guidelines exist. We found no studies regarding the financial consequences of non-radiologist point-of-care US.

Conclusion

This scoping review supports the further development of non-radiologist point-of-care US and underlines the need for consensus on who can do which examination after which level of training among US performers. More research is needed on training non-radiologists and on the costs-to-benefits of non-radiologist point-of-care US.

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Title: Non-radiologist-performed abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography in paediatrics — a scoping review
Authors: Elsa A. van Wassenaer
Joost G. Daams
Marc A. Benninga
Karen Rosendahl
Bart G. P. Koot
Samuel Stafrace
Owen J. Arthurs
Rick R. van Rijn
Publication date: 01-07-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Ultrasound
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Care
Ultrasound
Pediatrics
Appendicitis
Appendicitis
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-021-04997-x

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Non-radiologist-performed abdominal point-of-care ultrasonography in paediatrics — a scoping review

Abstract

Background

Objective

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

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Abstract

Background

Objective

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

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