Ultrasound GEL

Vertebral Artery Injury

What if I told you that you could use ultrasound to find traumatic injuries to the vertebral arteries? I am not telling you that...yet. The team has some thoughts on this novel idea.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/147
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37087444/

The P2 Network

The GEL Jr crew sets up shop at the 2023 P2 Convention in Washington, D.C. and interviews the leaders of this organization about its history, purpose, and future.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/146
https://p2network.com

US-Guided Trigger Point Injections

Hold onto your hats - the latest episode discusses an application for ultrasound that you have probably never even thought about doing! Ultrasound-guided trigger point injections - do they work?!

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/145
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36214230/

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality ultrasound?! It is here, and it might be a valuable educational tool. Special host Shawn Sethi, usual but still somewhat special host Mike, and definitely special guest ultrasound educator Suean Pascoe discuss the available evidence and their own perspectives on this innovative technology.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/144

Diaphragmatic Dysfunction

Can looking at the diaphragm with ultrasound help us understand a patient's respiratory status? This is one of the first papers to look at this question in an emergency department population.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/143
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36680779/

Inclusion in POCUS Part 2

This is the second and final part of our episode on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the point-of-care ultrasound community. Guests Almaz Dessie and Javier Rosario lend their insights to the discussion of their articles and practical next steps.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/142

Inclusion in POCUS Part 1

Special guests Almaz Dessie and Javier Rosario join Mike, Creagh, and Jai to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion specifically in the point-of-care ultrasound community. This is the first of a two part discussion that covers the recently published articles on this topic and what you can do to help these efforts.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/141

Gastric POCUS & Sedation

Delia and Lianne take on the topic of pediatric gastric POCUS. Is it a helpful way to assess the effect of fasting prior to procedural sedation? Is fasting itself a helpful way to empty the stomach??

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/140
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32769837/

The State of POCUS

Vicki Noble is a veritable legend of point of care ultrasound. Zach and Mike are lucky enough to sit down with this proverbial fountain of wisdom and scoop some razor insights into the past, present and future of the field. We discuss Vicki's origin story, multi-disciplinary collaboration, hot takes on POCUS research, and the middle-age of POCUS.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/139

Ultrasound vs Landmark Subclavians

This episode has been a long time coming! We're talking ultrasound-guided subclavian central lines, and a lot of people have opinions. Are they better than landmark? What should we teach learners? The GEL team discusses through the lens of this fascinating RCT.

https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/138
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35562246/