Diagnostic ultrasound use in physiotherapy,emergency medicine,and anaesthesiology |
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| Authors: | Sharmaine McKiernan Pauline Chiarelli Helen Warren-Forward |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Physiotherapy, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia;2. School of Physiotherapy, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia;1. Physiotherapy Department, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool FY3 8NR, United Kingdom;2. Allied Health Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom;1. Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;2. Physiotherapy Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Sydney, Australia;3. Malcolm Fisher Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia;4. Division of Critical Care, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;5. Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;6. ANZIC Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;7. Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Division of Critical Care, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;8. Nepean Clinical School, University of Sydney and Senior Staff Specialist, Nepean Hospital, Australia;9. Physiotherapy Department, St Vincent''s Hospital, Sydney, Australia;1. Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España;2. Asociación Española de Fisioterapeutas, Madrid, España;1. Research Group Diagnostics, Avans University of Applied Science, Hogeschoollaan 1, 4818 CR Breda, the Netherlands;2. Department of Family Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, the Netherlands;3. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorstraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands;4. Department of Family Medicine, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 6211 LK, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundDiagnostic ultrasound is traditionally and extensively used within the radiology department. However in recent years its use has expanded outside this traditional area into health professions such as physiotherapy, emergency medicine and anaesthesiology.PurposeThe radiology community needs to be aware of the expansion of use of diagnostic ultrasound. This article starts this exploration in the health professions mentioned, however it is acknowledged that diagnostic ultrasound use goes beyond what is covered in this article. As diagnostic ultrasound is a user dependant modality and the outcome of an examination is largely influenced by the skill and experience of the operator,1 the radiology community should take a guiding role in its use, training and protocol development for health professionals.MethodThis article explores the literature on the use of diagnostic ultrasound within physiotherapy, emergency medicine and anaesthesiology. Literature was searched for on the databases Medline, Cinahl and Embase.ResultsDiagnostic ultrasound is being used in health professions such as physiotherapy, where it is being used to provide biofeedback to patients on contraction of abdominal and pelvic floor muscles; emergency medicine, for the investigation of free fluid within the abdomen of a trauma patient and anaesthesiology, for the placement of catheters and nerve blocks.ConclusionAs members of the radiology community are considered experts in the field, they need to take the lead to guide and mentor the other health professionals who are now using the modality. To be able to achieve this they must have an understanding of what these professions are using the modality for. |
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