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Since 2020:

1) Longino, A., Martin, K., Leyba, K., Siegel, G., Thai, T. N., Riscinti, M., Douglas, I. S., Gill, E., & Burke, J. (2024). Prospective evaluation of venous excess ultrasound for estimation of venous congestion. CHEST, 165(3), 590–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.09.029

2) Longino, A. A., Martin, K. C., Leyba, K. R., McCormack, L., Siegel, G., Sharma, V. M., Riscinti, M., Lopez, C. O., Douglas, I. S., & Gill, E. A. (2024). Reliability and reproducibility of the venous excess ultrasound (Vexus) score, a multi-site prospective study: Validating a novel ultrasound technique for comprehensive assessment of venous congestion. Critical Care, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-024-04961-9

3) Chao SK, Liu YT, Kropf CW, Huang RD, Theyyunni N, Taylor LA, Firn JI, Kessler R, Micheller DR, Battles AJ, Rosculet NP, Ager EE, Valentyne AA, Schellack CJ, Hennessy JP, White C, Tucker RV. Consensus-based ethical best practices for performing educational point-of-care ultrasonography in the emergency department. AEM Educ Train. 2024 Mar 21;8(2):e10963. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10963. PMID: 38525365; PMCID: PMC10955606.

4) Schaeffer WJ, Elegante M, Fung CM, Huang R, Theyyunni N, Tucker R. Variability in Interpretation of Echocardiographic Signs of Tamponade: A Survey of Emergency Physician Sonographers. J Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;66(3):e346-e353. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.10.021. Epub 2023 Oct 26. PMID: 38281857

5) Expert Panel on Vascular Imaging; Lee YJ, Aghayev A, Azene EM, Bhatti S, Ewell JC, Hedgire SS, Kendi AT, Kim ESH, Kirsch DS, Nagpal P, Pillai AK, Ripley B, Tannenbaum A, Thiessen MEW, Thomas R, Woolsey S, Steigner ML. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun;21(6S):S286-S291. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.02.027. PMID: 38823950.

6) Goldsmith, A. J., Brown, J., Duggan, N. M., Finkelberg, T., Jowkar, N., Stegeman, J., Riscinti, M., Nagdev, A., & Amini, R. (2024). Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in emergency medicine practice: 2022 updates. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 78, 112–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2023.12.043

7) Brant JA, D'Amico B, Orsborn J, Toney AG, Lam SHF, Mickley M, Ambroggio L. Characterizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Credentialing in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003193. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38713835.

8) Budnik E, Klekowski N, Carney M, Tucker R. The Development of a Combined Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Aug 1;40(8):e176-e178. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003164. Epub 2024 May 9. PMID: 38718768.

9) Prevalska IG, Tucker RV, England PC, Fung CM. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Findings of Fluid Tolerance and Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock. Crit Care Explor. 2023 Dec 1;5(12):e1015. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001015. PMID: 38053747; PMCID: PMC10695585.

10) Hom J, Lam SHF, Delaney KM, Koos JA, Kunkov S. Vomiting, Pyloric Mass, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Diagnostic Test Accuracy for Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis-A Meta-Analysis. J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov;65(5):e427-e431. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.001. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37722950.

11) Heffler MA, Brant JA, Singh A, Toney AG, Harel-Sterling M, Grandjean-Blanchet C, Riera A, Khalil PA, Starr-Seal RL, Binder ZW. Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia of the Femoral Nerve in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Feb 1;39(2):e30-e34. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002607. Epub 2022 Jan 12. PMID: 35245015.

12) Hom J, Lam SHF, Delaney KM, Koos JA, Kunkov S. Vomiting, Pyloric Mass, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Diagnostic Test Accuracy for Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis-A Meta-Analysis. J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov;65(5):e427-e431. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.001. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37722950.

13) Kreiser MA, Hill B, Karki D, Wood E, Shelton R, Peterson J, Riccio J, Zapata I, Khalil PA, Gubler D, LaPorta AJ, Roosevelt GE, Toney AG. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use by EMS Providers in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2022 Feb;37(1):39-44. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X21001357. Epub 2022 Jan 7. PMID: 34994342.

14) Thiessen, M. E. W., & Riscinti, M. (2022). Application of focused assessment with sonography for trauma in the intensive care unit. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 43(3), 385–392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2022.05.004

15) Lam SHF, Berant R, Chang TP, Friedman L, Gold DL, Kornblith AE, Lin-Martore M, Pade KH, Skaugset LM, Toney AG, Wang-Flores H. The P2Network-Advancing Pediatric Emergency Care With Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Feb 1;38(2):e1014-e1018. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002369. PMID: 34787985.

16) Hulse WN, Bell CR, Roosevelt GE, Sabbadini L, Germano R, Hopkins E, Kendall J, Toney AG. Evaluation of a Novel Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for First-Year Pediatric Residents. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Nov 1;38(11):605-608. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002853. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36314862.

17) Brown JR, Goldsmith AJ, Lapietra A, Zeballos JL, Vlassakov KV, Stone AB, Knight RS, Carnell J, Nagdev A. Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks: Suggested Procedural Guidelines for Emergency Physicians. POCUS J. 2022 Nov 21;7(2):253-261. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v7i2.15233. PMID: 36896375; PMCID: PMC9983730.

18) Lentz B, Kharasch S, Goldsmith AJ, Brown J, Duggan NM, Nagdev A. Diaphragmatic Excursion as a Novel Objective Measure of Serratus Anterior Plane Block Efficacy: A Case Series. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2022 Nov;6(4):276-279. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.7.57457. PMID: 36427038; PMCID: PMC9697884.

19) Diaz-Miron J, Reppucci ML, Weinman J, Kaizer A, Annam A, Orsborn J, Steward L, Wilson J, Bensard D. The use of ultrasound in establishing COVID-19 infection as part of a trauma evaluation. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Apr;29(2):227-234. doi: 10.1007/s10140-021-02005-1. Epub 2022 Jan 6. PMID: 34988751; PMCID: PMC8731214.

20) Tucker RV, Huang R, Peterson WJ, Munzer BW, Thiessen M. An Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Elective for Emergency Medicine Residents. J Educ Teach Emerg Med. 2021 Jan 15;6(1):C1-C34. doi: 10.21980/J8TP9B. PMID: 37465534; PMCID: PMC10334442.

21) Maw AM, Morris MA, Barnard JG, Wilson J, Glasgow RE, Huebschmann AG, Soni NJ, Fleshner M, Kaufman J, Ho PM. Multi-Level Stakeholder Perspectives on Determinants of Point of Care Ultrasound Implementation in a US Academic Medical Center. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Jun 28;11(7):1172. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11071172. PMID: 34203357; PMCID: PMC8305030.

22) Bergmann KR, Riera A, Whitcomb V, Toney AG, Tessaro MO. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Identification of Right-Sided Cardiac Chamber Collapse Associated With Pericardial Effusions Without Hypotension: A Case Series. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Sep 1;37(9):480-483. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002405. PMID: 34463664.

23) Brant JA, Orsborn J, Good R, Greenwald E, Mickley M, Toney AG. Evaluating a longitudinal point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for pediatric residents. BMC Med Educ. 2021 Jan 19;21(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02488-z. PMID: 33468138; PMCID: PMC7816421.

24) Khalil PA, Merelman A, Riccio J, Peterson J, Shelton R, Meyers J, Ketchmark T, Garneau E, Khalil S, Roosevelt G, Toney A. Randomized Controlled Trial of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education for the Recognition of Tension Pneumothorax by Paramedics in Prehospital Simulation. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Feb;36(1):74-78. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X20001399. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33198837.

25) Khalil PA, Benton C, Toney AG. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Used to Diagnose Sternal Fractures Missed by Conventional Imaging. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Feb 1;37(2):106-107. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002216. PMID: 32868625.

26) Tucker RV, Peterson WJ, Mink JT, Taylor LA, Leech SJ, Nagdev AD, Leo M, Liu R, Stolz LA, Kessler R, Boulger CT, Situ-LaCasse EH, Avila JO, Huang R. Defining an Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Curriculum for Emergency Medicine. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Dec 11;5(3):e10557. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10557. PMID: 34124505; PMCID: PMC8171792.

27) Kim DJ, Thiessen M, Strony R. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Credentialing: Big Picture Principles for Big Health Systems. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Aug;46(8):435-437. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Jun 9. PMID: 32631764.

18) Ackil DJ, Toney A, Good R, Ross D, Germano R, Sabbadini L, Thiessen M, Bell C, Kendall JL. Use of Hand-motion Analysis to Assess Competence and Skill Decay for Cardiac and Lung Point-of-care Ultrasound. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Dec 15;5(3):e10560. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10560. PMID: 34124508; PMCID: PMC8171793.

29) Soon AW, Toney AG, Stidham T, Kendall J, Roosevelt G. Teaching Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound to Novice Pediatric Learners: Web-Based E-Learning Versus Traditional Classroom Didactic. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Jul;36(7):317-321. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001482. PMID: 29698340.

30) Shefrin AE, Warkentine F, Constantine E, Toney A, Uya A, Doniger SJ, Sivitz AB, Horowitz R, Kessler D. Consensus Core Point-of-care Ultrasound Applications for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Training. AEM Educ Train. 2019 Mar 14;3(3):251-258. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10332. PMID: 31360818; PMCID: PMC6637013.

31) Thiessen M, Vogel JA, Byyny RL, Hopkins E, Haukoos JS, Kendall JL, Trent SA. Emergency Ultrasound Literature and Adherence to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Criteria. J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr;58(4):636-646. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.09.029. Epub 2019 Nov 7. PMID: 31708317; PMCID: PMC7202948.