Pediatric emergency medicine point-of-care ultrasound: summary of the evidence.
The utility of point-of-care ultrasound is well supported by the medical literature. Consequently, pediatric emergency medicine providers have embraced this technology in everyday practice. Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement endorsing the use of point-of-care ultrasound by pediatric emergency medicine providers.  To date, there is no standard guideline for the practice of point-of-care ultrasound for this specialty. This document serves as an initial step in the detailed "how to" and description of individual point-of-care ultrasound examinations.  Pediatric emergency medicine providers should refer to this paper as reference for published research, objectives for learners, and standardized reporting guidelines.
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Jennifer R
JR
Marin
Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Alyssa M
AM
Abo
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Alexander C
AC
Arroyo
New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Stephanie J
SJ
Doniger
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jason W
JW
Fischer
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Rachel
R
Rempell
Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Brandi
B
Gary
University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
James F
JF
Holmes
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
David O
DO
Kessler
University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Samuel H F
SH
Lam
Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, USA.
Marla C
MC
Levine
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jason A
JA
Levy
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Alice
A
Murray
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Lorraine
L
Ng
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Vicki E
VE
Noble
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, NY, USA.
Daniela
D
Ramirez-Schrempp
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
David C
DC
Riley
St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Turandot
T
Saul
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Vaishali
V
Shah
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA.
Adam B
AB
Sivitz
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Ee Tein
ET
Tay
Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, USA.
David
D
Teng
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Lindsey
L
Chaudoin
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
James W
JW
Tsung
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Rebecca L
RL
Vieira
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Yaffa M
YM
Vitberg
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Resa E
RE
Lewiss
Diagnostic; Pediatric emergency medicine; Point-of-care ultrasound; Procedures