Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Critical Care Western is rarely mentioned without a tribute to POCUS! Emanating from the vision of Dr. Rob Arntfield, POCUS has embedded itself into the workflow of Western trainees. Faculty collaborators in all ICUs utilize POCUS alongside fellows and rotating housestaff to perform >1000 studies yearly. Severe hypoxemia and refractory shock will be guided by POCUS with senior residents becoming experts in image acquisition, interpretation and implementation to become a resource for colleagues upon graduation.
In addition to basic cardiothoracic imaging, trainees are exposed to advanced hemodynamic profiling, incorporation of machine learning and neural networks for assessing lung architecture and expansion of resuscitative POCUS to areas like transcranial doppler, optic nerve ICP assessment and intra-arrest transesophageal echocardiography.
Synchronously with clinical work, Critical Care Western Seniors have the opportunity to collaborate in POCUS innovation with several faculty actively involved in research. Visit the WesternSono website for more information.