Emergency Ultrasound Research Activity

Contact: Research@emergencyultrasound.net

Current Projects:

SHoC-ED 1 Study: An evaluation of ACES - Abdominal and Cardiovascular Evaluation with Sonography in Shock.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01419106?term=shoc-ed&rank=1

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COMPUS: Accreditation, standards and competency in Emergency Ultrasound.

USIM (Cardiovascular): Ultrasound Simulation as an adjunct to Simulated Medical Emergencies.

Previous Publications:

Blyth L, Atkinson P, Gadd K, Lang E. Bedside Focused Echocardiography as Predictor of Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Systematic Review. Acad Emerg Med 2012;19 Link PDF


The V-line: a sonographic aid for the confirmation of pleural fluid
Paul Atkinson, James Milne, Osama Loubani and Glenn Verheul
Critical Ultrasound Journal 2012, 4:19 Link PDF (provisional)


My patient has no blood pressure:  point-of-care ultrasound in the hypotensive patient – FAST and  RELIABLE. Liteplo A, Noble V, Atkinson P. Ultrasound ult.2011.011044; published ahead of print 16  January 2012, doi:10.1258/ult.2011.011044 Link PDF

My patient has no blood pressure: is their heart working? Pishe T, Ross P, Atkinson P. Ultrasound ult.2011.010049; published ahead of  print 26 January 2012, doi:10.1258/ult.2011.010049 PDF
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My patient is short of breath: have they got a pneumothorax? Lewis D. Ultrasound November 2011 19:230—235; published ahead of print 31 October 2011, doi:10.1258/ult.2011.011019 PDF [Abstract] [Full Text]


My patient has no blood  pressure: have they got an abdominal aortic aneurysm? Point-of-care  ultrasound of the abdominal aorta in hypotensive patients. Gedmintas A, Grabove M, Atkinson P. Ultrasound  November 2011 19:236—241
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My patient ha
s no blood pressure: are they  empty or full? Point-of-care ultrasound of the inferior vena cava in  the hypotensive emergency department patient. Atkinson P, Daly C. Ultrasound August 2011  19:169—173 Link

 

Emergency physician-performed ultrasound to diagnose cholelithiasis: a systematic review. Ross M, Brown M, McLaughlin K, Atkinson P, Thompson J, Powelson S,  Clark S, Lang E. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Mar;18(3): 227-35 Link

Feasibility of a focused ultrasound training programme for medical undergraduate  students. Wong I, Jayatilleke T, Kendall R, Atkinson P.  Clin Teach. 2011 Mar;8(1):3-7 Link

An evaluation of echo in life support (ELS): is it feasible? What does it add? Hayhurst C, Lebus C, Atkinson PR, Kendall R, Madan R, Talbot J,  Ross P, Lewis D. Emerg Med J. 2011 Feb;28(2):119-21 Link

                                

Abdominal and Cardiac Evaluation with Sonography in Shock (ACES): an approach by emergency physicians for the use of ultrasound in patients with undifferentiated hypotension. 
P R T Atkinson, D J McAuley, R J Kendall, O Abeyakoon, C G Reid, J Connolly, D Lewis Emerg Med J 2009;26:87-91  PDF  

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Emergency ultrasound of the abdominal aorta by UK emergency physicians: a prospective cohort study. 
B Dent, R J Kendall, A A Boyle, P R T Atkinson Emerg Med J 2007;24:547-549 doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048405 PDF  

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Should ultrasound guidance be used for central venous catheterisation in the emergency department? 
P Atkinson, A Boyle, S Robinson, G Campbell-Hewson Emerg Med J 2005;22:158-164 doi:10.1136/emj.2003.011288 PDF 

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Use of emergency department ultrasound in the diagnosis and early management of femoral fractures. P Atkinson, R Lennon. Emerg Med J 2003;20:395 doi:10.1136/emj.20.4.395 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

 

A follow up survey of level 1 accreditation in emergency ultrasound following initial course attendance. P Atkinson, O Abeyakoon, 2D Lewis. Emerg Med J 2008;25:A1-A11[Full text] [PDF]