In a very special journal club, we team up with Dr. Resa E. Lewiss and the FEMinEM podcast to answer the question:

"In children awaiting a radiology-performed transabdominal pelvic ultrasound, can point-of-care ultrasound decrease time to radiology and improve first-attempt success compared to sensation of bladder fullness?"

We sit down with Dr. Almaz Dessie, first author on the recent RCT published in Annals of Emergency Medicine titled Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Bladder Fullness for Female Patients Awaiting Radiology-Performed Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Dr. Almaz Dessie is an attending in Pediatric Emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia and completed fellowships in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound. 

Dr. Resa E. Lewiss is a legend in the POCUS world and is the host of the FEMinEM podcast.  

Link to the article:

Dessie A, et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Bladder Fullness for Female Patients Awaiting Radiology-Performed Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of emergency medicine. 2018

Additional literature cited in the podcast:

Chen L, et al, Utility of bedside bladder ultrasound before urethral catheterization in young children. Pediatrics. 2005. 


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