Meeting
Abstract Number: 176
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Medicine procedure services (MPS) increasingly perform bedside procedures such as lumbar puncture (LP). While rates of major complications are low, success rates in the literature are widely variable and dependent on patient body habitus, patient positioning, operator experience, and use of ultrasound guidance.1 Many trainees report discomfort with their skill in performing and supervising […]
Abstract Number: 313
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound is defined as a goal-directed, bedside ultrasound examination performed by a health care provider to answer a specific diagnostic question or to guide the performance of an invasive procedure. Its use has been endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians, and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Yet […]