title: Point-of-care ultrasound in a resource-limited setting: diagnosing intussusception.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Department of Radiology performed ultrasound for patients suspected of having intussusception in resource-limited settings might be either unavailable or significantly time delayed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our objective was to present a case of intussusception successfully diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound and to review the sonographic appearance and diagnostic criteria for intussusception.
  
  
  METHODS
  An emergency physician utilized point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose intussusception in a young patient in Haiti.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In resource-limited settings, point-of-care ultrasound performed by a physician trained to diagnose intussusception can reduce the time to definitive management and thereby potentially reduce complications such as bowel ischemia and necrosis, dehydration, and sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10019, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gingrich
authors.forename: Turandot
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: Resa E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lewiss
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: international Emergency Medicine; intussusception; point-of-care ultrasound