Harris R D, Simeone J F, Mueller P R, Butch R J
J Ultrasound Med. 1985 Sep;4(9):463-5. doi: 10.7863/jum.1985.4.9.463.
The portability of modern real-time ultrasound units has led to a marked increase in the demand for examinations in medical, surgical, and pediatric intensive care units, the pediatric nursery, and the operating room. The results of all portable ultrasound examinations in the medical and surgical intensive care units at the Massachusetts General Hospital over a four-month period were analyzed to determine the efficacy of such studies. Of 48 examinations, portable sonograms were useful in 90 per cent, found new, clinically important information in 17 per cent, and led to misleading information in 4 per cent. Portable ultrasound examinations are valuable clinically and are probably cost effective.
现代实时超声设备的便携性使得医疗、外科及儿科重症监护病房、儿科新生儿室和手术室对超声检查的需求显著增加。我们分析了麻省总医院内科和外科重症监护病房在四个月期间内所有便携式超声检查的结果，以确定此类检查的有效性。在48次检查中，便携式超声检查90%是有用的，17%发现了新的、具有临床重要意义的信息，4%导致了误导性信息。便携式超声检查在临床上具有重要价值，而且可能具有成本效益。
