Pocket-sized, wireless-Bluetooth ultrasound system to perform diagnostic and low-complexity interventional procedures in bedridden patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: from intensive care unit to domiciliary service?
Eur Radiol Exp
; 6(1): 20, 2022 05 10.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1833380
ABSTRACT
The use of a pocked-sized, wireless-Bluetooth ultrasound portable system with display images presented on a tablet facilitated the work of our radiologists during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to perform diagnostic and interventional procedures in bedridden patients. The device is equipped with a battery-powered probe without cables that transmits images to a tablet (or a cell phone) through a dedicated App. We hypothesise in future to extend diagnostic and low-complexity interventional procedures from hospitalised patients to at-home patients who are not able to mobilise out of bed or are difficult to transport. This domiciliary service might also reduce the overhead of hospital accesses.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Radiol Exp
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41747-022-00273-1
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