title: Basic ultrasound-guided procedures.
abstract: Use of bedside ultrasound to guide simple procedures increases safety by allowing real-time visualization of patient anatomy. This article discusses ultrasound guidance for basic procedures including peripheral and central intravenous access, arterial access, suprapubic aspiration, abscess incision and drainage, foreign body identification, and joint arthrocentesis. It reviews the indications and complications of the procedure, advantages of ultrasound guidance, anatomy, and procedural technique.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA. Electronic address: laurel.barr@mihs.org.
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hatch
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.affiliation: EM Residency Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, School of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, 550 E Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
authors.forename: Teresa S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
keywords: Abscess incision and drainage; Arterial access; Arthrocentesis; Central venous access; Foreign body localization; Peripheral intravenous access; Suprapubic aspiration; Ultrasound