title: Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Diaphragmatic Hernia in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: We present a case series of 2 patients who presented to a pediatric emergency department with history and symptoms suggestive of diaphragmatic hernia. Point-of-care ultrasound was used at the bedside to demonstrate the presence of bowel in the thorax and accurately guided the care of these children.
authors.affiliation: From the *Université de Montréal, CHU Sainte-Justine, Département pédiatrie, Secteur urgence, CHU Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, Montreal, Quebec; and †Division of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Marie Pier
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Desjardins
authors.forename: Kirstin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Weerdenburg
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*