Hand-carried Ultrasound Hits the Mark for Regional Blocks
Hand-carried ultrasound systems from Sonosite are helping to guide regional blocks more accurately and more effectively at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, according to anaesthetists Dr Stef Oosthuysen and Dr Morné Wolmarans. Stef explained: “Guiding regional blocks by peripheral nerve stimulation is an indirect method that is not always very efficient; frequently the anaesthetist performing the block might get wonderful stimulation but still a poor block. …
Need to Purchase Imaging Equipment? Consider All Costs of Ownership.
Becker's Hospital CFO Report
Rich Fabian, Chief Operation Officer, FUJIFILM Sonosite
With healthcare providers becoming more concerned about the cost of providing services to their patients, the purchasing decision regarding imaging equipment, including new or replacement ultrasound systems, needs to include an analysis of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of that imaging equipment. Rich Fabian, Chief Operating Officer, FUJIFILM Sonosite, shares a roadmap for those making purchasing decisions regarding what are the soft-costs that need to be taken into account when evaluating the TCO of a new piece of imaging equipment.
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound helps save time and lives
Time is of the essence in an emergency situation, and may be the difference between life and death. Ambulance crews on the front line must decide rapidly whether or not a patient is suffering from a lifethreatening condition requiring specialist treatment, and point-of-care ultrasound can provide vital guidance. …
POCUS Support for Professional Spanish Athletes
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential everyday tool in sports medicine at the Clinica Ivre in Valencia, Spain.
Trauma specialist Dr. Miguel Ángel Buil-Bellver describes how ultrasound examination of the musculo-skeletal system has made diagnosing injuries easier and quicker, informing treatment decisions and help-ing athletes to return to their sports sooner. …
Sonosite iViz on the Race Across America
The Race Across America is billed as the world’s toughest bicycle race; a non-stop, coast-to-coast, transcontinental trek from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland. Racers cycle for over 3,000 miles across 12 states of frequently arid terrain, and climb 170,000 feet through three mountain ranges, with the fastest teams finishing in just over five days, and solo racers in under eight. …
Spanish NGO Cirugía Solidaria Uses M-Turbo in Kenyan Health Mission
During the Summer of 2017, a group of healthcare professionals – the majority from the Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (HCUVA) in Murcia, Spain – travelled to Kenya in partnership with the Spanish NGO Cirugía Solidaria.
They brought along surgical equipment – from beds to lamps to scalpels – to create a first-rate hospital set-up, most of which was donated by HCUVA. …
Sonosite’s X-Porte® helps to provide continuity of care
Point-of-care ultrasound systems play an important role in the treatment of complicated medical cases at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, as consultant intensivist and anaesthetist Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley explained. …
Gambian Trip Offers Dialysis Hope
Point-of-care ultrasound is a valuable tool for successful dialysis fistula surgery, allowing pre‑operative mapping to find a suitable site and post‑operative fistula scanning to check for stenosis and adequate blood flow. Anna Jerram, a clinical vascular scientist at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, discusses the role POC ultrasound played during a recent trip to the Gambia to provide critical fistula surgery to patients. …
FUJIFILM Sonosite Creates a One-Stop Shop for Training and Education
FUJIFILM Sonosite continues to lead the way in ultrasound education and training, with the launch of a new educational website and even more courses to support your learning needs. Sonositeeducation.com provides details of an extensive range of courses focusing on point-of-care ultrasound, with online booking facilities and up-to-date information on course availability. …
Sonosite Sells 100,000th Ultrasound System
FUJIFILM Sonosite is delighted to announce that we have recently sold our 100,000th system.
A Sonosite X-Porte, our premier kiosk ultrasound system, was delivered to a hospital in California in early October. …
Telemedicine – a New Model for Pre-Hospital Ultrasound?
FUJIFILM Sonosite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will soon be providing pre-hospital diagnostics across the Scottish Highlands as part of the innovative SatCare trial. This study aims to combine POC ultrasound and advanced communications to enable remote image interpretation and decision making for a range of time-critical conditions. …
Ultrasound Gives Equine Vets a Leg Up
The equine team at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies considers point-of-care ultrasound a vital part of their daily practice, and rely on FUJIFILM Sonosite’s robust and portable systems to provide point-of-care (POC) imaging for a wide range of applications. Eugenio Cillán-García, a senior lecturer in equine surgery at Dick Vet, explained how ultrasound is used by its equine practice: “POC ultrasound is an extension of our examination and diagnostic capabilities; it is very difficult to do your job properly without it. …
Enhancing Sports and Exercise Medicine with Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound has a great deal to offer clinicians specialising in sports and exercise medicine, and we have some stories to share with you. Earlier this year, we published Dr Adam Garnett’s experience using POC ultrasound at the Jersey Sports Medical Clinic, and Sonosite Spain recently released a video – with subtitles! …
9 Reasons Ultrasound is Invaluable for Nephrologists
Point-of-care ultrasound is fast becoming a key instrumental technique in nephrology , supporting diagnostics and improving delivery of renal replacement therapy and subsequent vascular monitoring.
Here are the top 9 reasons why nephrologists can't afford to ignore ultrasound-guided procedures and applications. …
Guiding Paediatric Vascular Access
NICE guidelines for ultrasound-guided placement of central venous lines in adults and children were first issued in the UK in October 2002. Dr James Bennett, Consultant Anaesthetist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, discusses how the debate has since moved on from whether ultrasound should be used for vascular access, to what other information and safety assurances it can provide, especially in paediatrics. …
User Stories: Spreading Point-of-Care Ultrasound Hospital-Wide
What departments are the heaviest users of point-of-care ultrasound in an American-based hospital?
The answer varies from hospital to hospital, but we usually see Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care and Anaesthesiology rounding out the heavyweight users of bedside ultrasound. …
Emergency Medicine Professionals: What to Look For at ACEP16
There are a lot of things Las Vegas is known for – gambling, over-the-top entertainment, and world-class dining. Now there’s one more thing to add to that list: ACEP 2016 – the leading event for emergency medicine. In a few days, thousands of emergency medical professionals from around the globe will gather for ACEP16, an immersive experience that goes beyond what typical medical conferences offer. So what makes ACEP16 so important?
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Clinical Chest Professionals, Here's Our Guide to CHEST2016
Has it really been a year already? We’re back in LA this week for another edition of CHEST, the premier clinical event for chest medicine in the U.S. We love CHEST because the show connects a global community around not just networking and new technology, but brings together new research, instruction and interactive simulations too. If you’re a veteran of CHEST you probably know your way around the show. If you haven’t been before or need a refresher, here’s our quick “Guide to CHEST2016.”
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User Stories: A Clear Path for Ambulatory Care
The Clinique Juge is a Marseille clinic specialising in ambulatory surgery. Combining regional anaesthesia with focused pre- and post-operative care, the clinic aims to allow patients to return home soon after orthopaedic surgery, often on the same day as their procedure. Anaesthetist Dr Philippe Grillo explains the benefits of this approach, and the role of point-of-care ultrasound in ensuring effective nerve blocks and post-operative pain relief. …
Foetal Ultrasound of Pregnant SeaWorld Manatee
When you think of manatee migration, you don’t normally picture aircraft.
But that is how Washburn the pregnant manatee was transported from Massachusetts, where she was rescued (just off the coast) to Sea World in Orlando, Florida, where she spent 2 weeks recuperating. …