Dr. Bryan Matusic Study - Why be satisfied with any failed blocks when you can avoid them altogether?
Why be satisfied with any failed blocks when you can avoid them altogether?
Dr. Bryan Matusic, DO, Director of Anesthesiology for Advanced Surgical Hospital, Washington, PA
Growing Awareness
When Dr. Matusic first started practicing, the block and neurostimulator alone were considered best practice and block success rates of 85% were the accepted norm. "I was using just my own senses and the stimulator," he says. …
Code Black Movie - View Local Showings!
Welcome to the Code Black Movie Page!
We are all so thrilled to announce that new dates for CODE BLACK have been added across the country! Check out the schedule below to see when CODE BLACK will reach your town. …
Ultrasound First -- Musculoskeletal Imaging (MSK)
Clinical evidence and research supports using ultrasound as the first diagnostic test for numerous musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. Diagnostic ultrasound offers a number of important advantages compared to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in terms of safety and effectiveness. Diagnostic ultrasound is noninvasive and offers real-time imaging, allowing for examinations of structures at rest and in motion. …
Ultrasound First -- Renal Colic Detection
Renal colic affects nearly 1.2 million people each year and accounts for approximately 1 percent of hospital admissions.1 Diagnosing kidney stones in patients who present with renal colic is often performed with computed tomography (CT) and, less commonly, with intravenous urography (IVU).2 While CT and IVU are accurate diagnostic tests and define clearly the size, shape, and position of uric acid stones, they also present a number of factors that would discourage use,3 including the potential risks of exposing patients to repeated doses of ionizing radiation. …
What if we could decrease the need for CVC placements in the ER?
"This data is pivotal for emergency medicine and the overall impact it can have on patient safety
and cost reductions in the hospital."
— Bon Ku, MD, MPP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Study finds that ultrasound-guided peripheral IV’s are a viable alternative to high-risk CVCs in 85% of Patients
More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S. hospitals each year, making it one of the most common invasive emergency room procedures.1 CVC placement involves the insertion of a large catheter into a patient’s major vessel. …
Behind the Scenes of Reconnection - companion film to Code Black Movie
Watch the Video!
Behind the Scenes of the Film
Take a look behind the scenes of this new video...
Recently the Code Black film crew was back at LA County Hospital to create a promotion for the film, entitled "Reconnection". …
What if you could place central lines in the first try?
In his own words: Hear one physician share his AxoTrack experience.
I feel confidence in knowing where the tip of that needle is and I think that is a big deal. AxoTrack clearly contributes to the accuracy of the procedure; I think that’s what it brings to the game.
--Mark P. Mercier, MD, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Beaufort Memorial Hospital …
White Memorial Medical Center Utilizes Sonosite's Central Line Management Program
Striving for Excellence at White Memorial Medical Center
White Memorial Medical Center, a member of the Adventist Health System and a 353-bed hospital in downtown Los Angeles, was concerned about its rates of iatrogenic pneumothoraces (IP) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and set out to improve the situation. …
What if you could eliminate iatrogenic pneumothorax?
Michael Shabot, MD, of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, discusses iatrogenic pneumothorax and central line placement safety. …
What if you could detect and prevent diseases before they showed symptoms?
Bridging the Gap to Create Continuity of Care
Life Line Screening is known throughout the nation as the leading provider of community-based preventive health screening services. The company brings affordable screenings to the public through partnerships with leading hospitals, civic organizations, and other groups committed to quality health care – like Sonosite. Sharing a vision to make disease identification and prevention accessible to all, Sonosite and Life Line Screening collaborate to promote widespread participation in early screenings. …
Sonosite interviews Dr. David Williams for the Code Black Movie release
Meet Dr. David Williams from Code Black Movie
Dr. David Williams is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at LA County USC Medical Center. He works within the Division of International and Wilderness Emergency Medicine and has been practicing at LA County USC since 2003.
"LA County on its own represents one of our nation's big county hospitals... taking care of the poorest of the poor patients in our country, and the majority of them being the working poor."
Dr. …
Sonosite Interviews Dr. Andrew Eads for Code Black Movie release
Meet Dr. Andrew Eads from Code Black Movie …
Sonosite Goes to Brazil!
Sonosite’s International Symposium on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Brazil was a huge success -- two of the biggest events in Sonosite history!
There were over 450 total registrants for both Sāo Paulo and Rio De Janeiro. 150 for São Paulo and 300 attendees for Rio De Janeiro’s symposium. The 2nd half of the symposium consisted of three educational workshops that the participants could choose from.
Topics for each workshop varied due to the attendee list and venue size for each workshop. …
The Intelligent Hospital with Marco Daoura, Fujifilm Sonosite, at HIMSS 2014
The intelligent hospital was setup to help the industry keep track of rapidly advancing medical technology from RFID tracking to Sonosite's ultrasound system's being featured in the Intelligent Hospital ICU experience. Visit http://intelligenthospital.org/himss14/ for more information.
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Interoperability Showcase with Marco Daoura, Fujifilm Sonosite, at HIMSS 2014
"The HIMSS Interoperability Showcase in collaboration with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is a live demonstration that helps consumers and clinicians understand how using technology the right way can solve these problems. Showcase tours of clinical vignettes walk attendees through Health Journeys which feature multi-faceted medical encounters that use standards-based transactions to get the right information to the right patient at the right time." - Ashutosh Dhar, FUJIFILM Sonosite …
Glimpse: A New Talk Show Series Focused on Trends and Thought Leadership in Visual Medicine
About Glimpse
Glimpse was introduced in May 2014 as a blog-based video channel focusing on the field of visual medicine and recent progress in the field. The show is produced by Sonosite FUJIFILM, Inc. and hosted by John Nosta, DIGITAL HEALTH philosopher, strategist & advocate. …
The Sonosite Solution for Safer Central Venous Catheter Insertion
The Sonosite Solution provides a ready-made, but highly modifiable and scalable, clinical pathway to reduce CVC-insertion complications through the use of point-of-care ultrasound
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Sonosite interviews Dr. David Pomeranz for the Code Black Movie release
Meet Dr. David Pomeranz from Code Black Movie …
Sonosite Interviews Dr. Billy Mallon for the Code Black movie release
Meet Dr. Billy Mallon from Code Black Movie …
Sonosite interviews Dr. Clare Roepke for the Code Black movie release
Meet Dr. Clare Roepke from Code Black Movie …