Pre-hospital and emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in cardiovascular emergencies: a scoping review
Matti Jubouri, Rohan Chikhal, Fatima Kayali, Luca Tin Yau Cheung, Mohamed Refaie, Wael I. Awad, Ian M. Williams, Damian M. Bailey, Mohamad Bashir · 2026
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Description
Matti Jubouri and co-authors scope bedside ultrasound in cardiovascular emergencies across ambulances and emergency departments in 2026. Handheld scanning is now routine in both settings, yet performance comparisons stayed scattered. The review covered six crises: cardiac arrest, fluid around the heart, acute heart failure, shock, collapsed lung, and aortic tearing.
Department scanning topped 85 to 90 percent accuracy and cut time to diagnosis or action by 30 to 70 minutes for several conditions, though survival did not always follow. Field crews got usable views in 70 to 90 percent of cases and often changed destination choices. Training, image archiving, and quality checks underpinned safe use everywhere.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Matti Jubouri, Rohan Chikhal, Fatima Kayali, Luca Tin Yau Cheung, Mohamed Refaie, Wael I. Awad, Ian M. Williams, Damian M. Bailey, Mohamad Bashir |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49713 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |