Ofri Hayosh Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine
Duzce University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Turkey
I have done my sub-specialty training in Neuropsychiatry. Brain Injury Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Tennessee, where he founded the Psychiatry General Clinical Research Center.
Special Issue Article Open Access
Author(s): Ofri Hayosh
Background: the use of Point of care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly widespread in emergency medicine. This is mainly due to its safety, minimal invasiveness, high accuracy, and its ability to provide a binary diagnostic result. Limping or Pain in limb accounts for approximately 1.8/1000 of pediatric ED admissions. This is a very challenging diagnostic entity that often results in extensive and futile diagnostic workup because of its wide differential diagnosis. Therefore, POCUS provides an excellent opportunity to help avoid unnecessary tests and thus significantly shorten ED care duration.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort, performed at pediatric ED in major regional center, 335 cases of limping or pain in li... view moreĀ»