Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve block vs procedural sedation for the treatment of upper extremity emergenciesMichael B Stone
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:706-10. 2008
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Ultrasonographic confirmation of intraosseous needle placement in an adult unembalmed cadaver modelMichael B Stone
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
Ann Emerg Med 49:515-9. 2007
..This study's aim is to determine the value of bedside ultrasonography as a means of confirming intraosseous needle placement by visualizing the flow of crystalloid within the intraosseous space...
- Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block for the treatment of upper extremity fractures, dislocations, and abscesses in the ED
Michael B Stone
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center Highland Campus, Oakland, CA 94602, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:472-5. 2007
..We report a series of 5 ED patients in whom supraclavicular brachial plexus nerve blocks using real-time ultrasound guidance provided excellent analgesia and obviated the need for procedural sedation...
- The ultrasound-guided superficial cervical plexus block for anesthesia and analgesia in emergency care settings
Andrew A Herring
Department of Emergency Medicine Alameda County Medical Center, Highland General Hospital, Oakland, CA 94602 1018, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:1263-7. 2012
..This case is presented to highlight one of several potential applications of this promising new technique in the emergency department...
- Can junior emergency physicians use E-point septal separation to accurately estimate left ventricular function in acutely dyspneic patients?
Michael A Secko
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 18:1223-6. 2011
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- Needle tip visualization during ultrasound-guided vascular access: short-axis vs long-axis approach
Michael B Stone
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:343-7. 2010
..This study aims to identify whether long-axis or short-axis approaches to ultrasound-guided vascular access afford improved visibility of the needle tip...
- Emergency ultrasound diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in the pediatric emergency department: a case series
Ee Tein Tay
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 28:90-5. 2012
..The diagnosis of DVT in children by emergency ultrasound in the pediatric ED has not been previously described. We present 3 cases of DVT in adolescents identified by emergency ultrasound evaluation in the pediatric ED...
- Bilateral femoral artery aneurysms and bilateral common femoral vein thromboses
Michael A Secko
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
J Clin Ultrasound 37:223-5. 2009
..Patients presenting with femoral artery aneurysms should undergo a thorough vascular sonographic examination that includes the abdominal aorta, the iliac vessels and the deep venous system of the lower extremity...
- Ultrasonographically guided insertion of a 15-cm catheter into the deep brachial or basilic vein in patients with difficult intravenous access
Christopher N Mills
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:68-72. 2007
..We assess the safety and longevity of a 15-cm catheter inserted in these veins by a novel ultrasonographically guided technique...
- Ultrasound-guided abdominal wall nerve blocks in the ED
Andrew A Herring
Department of Emergency Medicine Alameda County Medical Center, Highland General, Oakland, CA 94602 1018, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:759-64. 2012
..Our objective was to explore the potential utility of these techniques to provide anesthesia for abdominal wall procedures in the emergency department (ED)...
- Point-of-care ultrasound evaluation of pericardial effusions: does this patient have cardiac tamponade?
Arun Nagdev
Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, United States
Resuscitation 82:671-3. 2011
..We describe techniques that the point-of-care clinician sonographer can use to determine the presence or absence of echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade...
- Sensitivity of bedside ultrasound and supine anteroposterior chest radiographs for the identification of pneumothorax after blunt trauma
R Gentry Wilkerson
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:11-7. 2010
..The authors conducted an evidence-based review of the medical literature to compare sensitivity of bedside US and AP chest radiographs in identifying pneumothorax after blunt trauma...
- Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of pulmonary contusion
Michael B Stone
Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate, Box 1228, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:854-5. 2009
..The sonographic features of pulmonary contusion are described, and the possible role of lung sonography in the assessment of pediatric thoracic trauma is discussed...
- Ultrasound detection of guidewire position during central venous catheterization
Michael B Stone
Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:82-4. 2010
..Ultrasound-assisted detection of guidewire position in the internal jugular vein could predict correct catheter position before dilation and catheter placement...
- Ultrasonographic investigation of the effect of reverse Trendelenburg on the cross-sectional area of the femoral vein
Michael B Stone
Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Campus, Oakland, California 94602, USA
J Emerg Med 30:211-3. 2006
..2% +/- 9.1% (95% CI)]. In conclusion, a significant increase in femoral vein cross-sectional area can be achieved with the reverse Trendelenburg position. This maneuver may increase the rate of successful femoral vein catheterization...
- Inadvertent carotid artery cannulation during ultrasound guided central venous catheterization
Michael B Stone
Ann Emerg Med 49:720. 2007
