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The Ultrasound Journal
Published in: The Ultrasound Journal 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

An analysis of lawsuits relating to emergency physician performed point-of-care ultrasound

Authors: KM O’Brien, LA Stolz, AM Gross, S Adhikari, M Blavais

Published in: The Ultrasound Journal | Special Issue 1/2014

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With any new technology, the opportunity arises for lawsuits related to the usage or failure to adopt the new technology. A previous study has analysed available records (1987 to 2007) for lawsuits related to point-of-care (POC) ultrasound (US).1 The use of POC US is rising, no studies have investigated the lawsuits related to POC US in the last 5 years. …
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Blaivas M, Pawl R: Analysis of lawsuits filed against emergency physicians for point-of-care emergency ultrasound examination performance and interpretation over a 20-year period. The American journal of emergency medicine 2012,30(2):338–341. 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.12.016PubMedCrossRef
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Title
An analysis of lawsuits relating to emergency physician performed point-of-care ultrasound
Authors
KM O’Brien
LA Stolz
AM Gross
S Adhikari
M Blavais
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Ultrasound Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2524-8987
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2036-7902-6-S1-A6

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