De Backer Daniel, Fagnoul David
Crit Care. 2012 Jun 29;16(3):134. doi: 10.1186/cc11386.
Pocket ultrasound devices have recently been developed and may be particularly useful for emergency assessment. These devices can be stored in a pocket but share only some technical features with conventional echocardiographic machines. Two-dimensional imaging and color flow mode are available, with possible adjustments of global gain and depth, but Doppler features are lacking. These devices are particularly fitted for focused echocardiography. In this issue, a trial compares a pocket ultrasound device with a conventional echocardiographic machine for focused echocardiography in patients admitted to the emergency department. This commentary will put these findings into perspective.
便携式超声设备最近已被开发出来，可能对急诊评估特别有用。这些设备可以放在口袋里携带，但仅与传统超声心动图机器共享一些技术特性。它们具备二维成像和彩色血流模式，还可以对整体增益和深度进行调整，但缺乏多普勒功能。这些设备特别适用于床旁超声心动图检查。在本期杂志中，一项试验比较了便携式超声设备与传统超声心动图机器在急诊科患者床旁超声心动图检查中的应用。本述评将对这些研究结果进行解读。
