Corso ECO infermieri a Napoli

Corsi precongressuali SIMEU di eco infermieristica durante in congresso nazionale a Napoli a Novembre p.v.
Ecografia applicata per Infermieri
Il link seguente è per il programma del corso

 http://www.simeu.it/w/upload/uploadFile/file/programma_eco_inf_congr_2016.pdf



Il successivo per accedere direttamente al sito SIMEU per il programma del congresso

http://www.simeu.it/w/congresso2016/index

Arrivederci a Napoli!!!

TECNOLOGIA SEMPRE PIU' FRIENDLY

Jennifer Hicks ,  

 CONTRIBUTOR

I write about science, robotics & innovative technologies in Europe.  

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2016/01/05/driving-healthcare-

transformation-with-connected-tech-at-ces/2/#27874de83dec

On the point-of-care front, Philips has introduced Lumify, an app-based ultrasound device. It plugs into any compatible smart device with an app and lets doctors perform an ultra-sound anywhere. It’s mobile and cost-effective and provides the opportunity for an on-the-spot diagnosis.

INFERMIERE ED ECO TORACICA NELLA DISPNEA ACUTA CARDIOGENA

Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Mar;95(9):e2925. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002925.

Accuracy of Nurse-Performed Lung Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Dyspnea: A Prospective Observational Study.

Mumoli N1, Vitale J, Giorgi-Pierfranceschi M, Cresci A, Cei M, Basile V, Brondi B, Russo E, Giuntini L, Masi L, Cocciolo M, Dentali F.

Author information

Abstract

In clinical practice lung ultrasound (LUS) is becoming an easy and reliable noninvasive tool for the evaluation of dyspnea. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of nurse-performed LUS, in particular, in the diagnosis of acute cardiogenic pulmonary congestion. We prospectively evaluated all the consecutive patients admitted for dyspnea in our Medicine Department between April and July 2014. At admission, serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and LUS was performed by trained nurses blinded to clinical and laboratory data. The accuracy of nurse-performed LUS alone and combined with BNP for the diagnosis of acute cardiogenic dyspnea was calculated. Two hundred twenty-six patients (41.6% men, mean age 78.7 ± 12.7 years) were included in the study. Nurse-performed LUS alone had a sensitivity of 95.3% (95% CI: 92.6-98.1%), a specificity of 88.2% (95% CI: 84.0-92.4%), a positive predictive value of 87.9% (95% CI: 83.7-92.2%) and a negative predictive value of 95.5% (95% CI: 92.7-98.2%). The combination of nurse-performed LUS with BNP level (cut-off 400 pg/mL) resulted in a higher sensitivity (98.9%, 95% CI: 97.4-100%), negative predictive value (98.8%, 95% CI: 97.2-100%), and corresponding negative likelihood ratio (0.01, 95% CI: 0.0, 0.07). Nurse-performed LUS had a good accuracy in the diagnosis of acute cardiogenic dyspnea. Use of this technique in combination with BNP seems to be useful in ruling out cardiogenic dyspnea. Other studies are warranted to confirm our preliminary findings and to establish the role of this tool in other settings.

PMID:

 

26945396

 

PMCID:

 

PMC4782880

 

DOI:

 

10.1097/MD.0000000000002925