title: Review article: Use of ultrasound in the developing world.
abstract: As portability and durability improve, bedside, clinician-performed ultrasound is seeing increasing use in rural, underdeveloped parts of the world. Physicians, nurses and medical officers have demonstrated the ability to perform and interpret a large variety of ultrasound exams, and a growing body of literature supports the use of point-of-care ultrasound in developing nations. We review, by region, the existing literature in support of ultrasound use in the developing world and training guidelines currently in use, and highlight indications for emergency ultrasound in the developing world. We suggest future directions for bedside ultrasound use and research to improve diagnostic capacity and patient care in the most remote areas of the globe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence RI, 02903, USA. krithika_muruganandan@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sippel
authors.forename: Krithika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muruganandan
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Sachita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah