Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0320, USA.
J Hosp Med. 2010 Mar;5(3):168-71. doi: 10.1002/jhm.604.
In the right hands, ultrasound is a safe and helpful diagnostic imaging tool. However, evidence supporting the use of hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) by hospitalist physicians has not kept pace with expanding application of these devices. In spite of its strategic point-of-care benefit, use of this technology by hospitalists may not ultimately translate into improved efficiency and better clinical outcomes. Optimal levels of training in image acquisition and interpretation remain to be established. Novelty, availability, and the results of a few small studies lacking patient-centered outcomes remain insufficient grounds to justify the expanded clinical utilization of these medical imaging devices by nonspecialists.
在合适的人手中，超声是一种安全且有用的诊断成像工具。然而，支持医院医师使用手持式超声（HCU）的证据并没有跟上这些设备应用的扩展步伐。尽管其具有战略意义的即时护理优势，但医院医师使用这项技术最终可能不会转化为提高效率和改善临床结果。在图像采集和解释方面的最佳培训水平仍有待建立。新颖性、可用性以及缺乏以患者为中心的结果的少数小型研究的结果仍然不足以成为非专业人士扩大这些医学成像设备临床应用的充分依据。
