Ultrasonography-guided peripheral intravenous access versus traditional approaches in patients with difficult intravenous accessThomas G Costantino
Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 46:456-61. 2005
..A technique using real-time ultrasonographic guidance by 2 physicians was compared with traditional approaches using palpation and landmark guidance...
- Accuracy of emergency medicine ultrasound in the evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Thomas G Costantino
Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
J Emerg Med 29:455-60. 2005
..4 mm (95% CI 3.7-5.5 mm). Regression of EUS on RAD diameters is strongly correlated, with R(2)=0.92. EM residents with appropriate training can accurately determine the presence of AAA as well as the maximal aortic diameter...
- The diagnosis of aortic dissection by emergency medicine ultrasound
John P Fojtik
Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
J Emerg Med 32:191-6. 2007
..This article reports the use of Emergency ultrasound in a series of five aortic dissections discovered with a limited, yet timely viewing of the aorta and heart by emergency physicians...
Ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access vs. the external jugular vein as the initial approach to the patient with difficult vascular accessThomas G Costantino
Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
J Emerg Med 39:462-7. 2010
..Recently, some EPs have used ultrasound (USIV) to gain peripheral access...
- Septic arthritis and bursitis: emergency ultrasound can facilitate diagnosis
Thomas G Costantino
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA
J Emerg Med 32:295-7. 2007
..Ultrasound provides a means for the emergency physician to establish the diagnosis more readily...
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided and standard landmark techniques for knee arthrocentesis
Jennifer L Wiler
Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Emerg Med 39:76-82. 2010
..Ultrasound is a useful adjunct to many Emergency Department (ED) procedures. Arthrocentesis is typically performed using a landmark technique but ultrasound may provide an opportunity to improve arthrocentesis performance...
- Randomized trial comparing intraoral ultrasound to landmark-based needle aspiration in patients with suspected peritonsillar abscess
Thomas G Costantino
From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Acad Emerg Med 19:626-31. 2012
..Additionally, using intraoral US to assist in the drainage of PTAs with needle aspiration leads to greater success compared to the traditional method of LM relying on physical exam alone...
- Images in emergency medicine. Traumatic abdominal wall hernias
Trang Truong
Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:182, 6. 2008
- Technique for emergency medicine bedside ultrasound identification of a radiolucent foreign body
Anthony J Dean
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Emerg Med 24:303-8. 2003
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- Predictors of success in emergency medicine ultrasound education
Thomas G Costantino
Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19128, USA
Acad Emerg Med 10:180-3. 2003
..Increasing the number of didactic hours spent on ultrasound each year beyond 15 hours showed no improvement in resident performance...
