Neonatal POCUS: Embracing our modern day "stethoscope"

Jennifer Shepherd; Shanmukha Mukthapuram; Jae H Kim

doi:10.1016/j.siny.2022.101394

Neonatal POCUS: Embracing our modern day "stethoscope"

Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Oct;27(5):101394. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101394. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

Authors

Jennifer Shepherd¹, Shanmukha Mukthapuram², Jae H Kim³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Division of Neonatology, Perinatal Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
³ Division of Neonatology, Perinatal Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Electronic address: Jae.Kim@cchmc.org.

PMID: 36328876
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2022.101394

Abstract

The dramatic technologic advancements seen in ultrasound have accelerated the growth of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in medicine. Neonatology has lagged behind other pediatric and adult specialties in incorporating POCUS into clinical practice despite there being numerous applications in cardiac and non-cardiac arenas. Widely available training programs are aiding in improving this situation but significantly more structure and orchestration for neonatal POCUS dissemination will be needed to fully actualize the potential for POCUS to augment its widespread clinical application.

Keywords: Central venous catheter; Point-of-care ultrasound; Procedural competency.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Neonatology*
Point-of-Care Systems*
Ultrasonography