Establishing intensivist-driven ultrasound at the PICU bedside--it's about time*

Erik Su1, Aliaksei Pustavoitau, Elliotte L Hirshberg

  • 11Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 2Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Intermountain Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 3Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. 5Department of Advanced Clinical Practice, Duke University Children's Center, Durham, NC. 6Department of Pediatrics, Florida Hospital for Children Walt Disney Pavilion, Orlando, FL. 7Sections of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 8Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

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