Performance of bedside diagnostic ultrasound in an Ebola isolation unit: the Emory University Hospital experience.
OBJECTIVE
Individuals with Ebola virus disease, a contagious and potentially lethal infection, are now being treated in specialized units in the United States. We describe Emory University's initial experience, current operating procedures, and ongoing planning with diagnostic ultrasound in the isolation unit.


CONCLUSIONS
Ultrasound use has been limited to date. Future planning considerations include deciding what types of ultrasound studies will be performed, which personnel will acquire the images, and which ultrasound machine will be used.
1 Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Courtney C
CC
Moreno
Colleen S
CS
Kraft
Sharon
S
Vanairsdale
Prem
P
Kandiah
Matthew A
MA
Klopman
Bruce S
BS
Ribner
Srini
S
Tridandapani
D005845:Georgia; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055819:Hospitals, Isolation; D006801:Humans; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010357:Patient Isolators; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
Ebola; infectious diseases; isolation; ultrasound