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SUBMITTER: Breitkreutz R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3863481 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Breitkreutz Raoul R Dutiné Martina M Scheiermann Patrick P Hempel Dorothea D Kujumdshiev Sandy S Ackermann Hanns H Seeger Florian Hartmut FH Seibel Armin A Walcher Felix F Hirche Tim Oliver TO
Emergency medicine international 20131127
Background and Study objective. Focused lung ultrasound (LUS) examinations are important tools in critical care medicine. There is evidence that LUS can be used for the detection of acute thoracic lesions. However, no validated training method is available. The goal of this study was to develop and assess an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) curriculum for focused thorax, trachea, and lung ultrasound in emergency and critical care medicine (THOLUUSE). Methods. 39 trainees underwen ...[more]