Point-of-care ultrasound for the evaluation of non-traumatic visual disturbances in the emergency department: The VIGMO protocol - 01/08/19
, William Shyy, MD a , Starr Knight, MD b , Nathan Teismann, MD a Abstract |
Objectives |
To establish a standardized approach for the rapid and accurate identification of non-traumatic, ophthalmologic pathology in patients with eye complaints in the emergency department.
Methods |
In this detailed protocol we offer an easy, reproducible method for the use of ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in helping practitioners identify and distinguish between common eye pathology encountered in the emergency setting: retinal detachment, vitreous detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, optic nerve pathology, and syneresis.
Conclusions |
This protocol can help identify patients that may need urgent ophthalmology consultation those that can follow-up on an outpatient, and those that may need additional emergent testing.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Eye ultrasound, Ultrasound for vitreous detachment, Ultrasound for vitreous hemorrhage, Ultrasound for retinal detachment, Ultrasound for optic nerve pathology
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Vol 37 - N° 8
P. 1547-1553 - août 2019 Retour au numéro
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