Welcome to PicPod 23. This episode we talk about new technology on PICU.
Does Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) work? Is it worthwhile? Does it help our assessment of the patient? Should we throw away our stethoscopes? Including an interview with Michael Griksaitis, POCUS aficionado, and co-founder of the UK POCUS CACTUS (Children’s Acute Ultrasound) course (conflict of interest statement: Patrick is also).
Electrical Impedance Tomography has been around for a while, but has never really caught on. We use is a lot, and have just published examples of our experience (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41774-1). What can EIT add to our patient care? Is it worth it?
Finally, does telemedicine work, and is it ready for use in non-experimental ways? Can it really replace hands on assessment, or is it just a distraction?
Can intensivists really ever have too many toys?
Hope you enjoy it, until next time.
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