Point-of-Care Ultrasound
University of Toronto

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Older publications:

2016

• Essentials of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, 2nd Edition, 2016 [link]
• J.S. Lee, T. Bhandari, R. Simard, A. Kiss, J. Chenkin, MD. Time to perform ultrasound guided femoral nerve block in older hip fractures patients by emergency physicians. CJEM 2016; 18 Suppl 1
• D. Leung, J. Chenkin. Education innovation: implementing a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for emergency medicine residents. CJEM 2016; 18 Suppl 1
• J. Chenkin, J.S. Lee, T. Bhandari, R. Simard, MD. Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block versus fascia iliaca block for hip fractures in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study. CJEM 2016; 18 Suppl 1
• D. Cho, J. Chenkin. Optimizing practice for learning emergency department transthoracic echocardiography using an ultrasound simulator. CJEM 2016; 18 Suppl 1
• A. Slomer, J. Chenkin. Does test-enhanced learning improve success rates of ultrasound- guided peripheral intravenous insertion? A randomized-controlled trial. CJEM 2016; 18 Suppl 1
• Chartier L, Bosco L, Chenkin J. Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Long Bone Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CJEM 2016 (in press)

2015

• Chenkin J, McCartney CJ, Jelic T, Romano M, Heslop C, Bandiera G. Defining the learning curve of point-of-care ultrasound for confirming endotracheal tube placement by emergency physicians. Crit Ultrasound J. 2015 Dec;7(1):14 [Pubmed]
• Chenkin J, Heslop CL, Atlin CR, Romano M, Jelic T. Bilateral Retinal Detachments Caused by Severe Preeclampsia Diagnosed with Point-of-Care Ultrasound. CJEM. 2015 Aug 19:1-4. [Pubmed]
• Romano M, Jelic T, Chenkin J. Simple Pneumonia or Something More?: A Case Report and Discussion of Unexpected Empyema Identified by Point-of-Care Ultrasound.  CJEM. 2015 Jul 27:1-4. [Pubmed]
• Argintaru N, Al-Den A, Chenkin J. Diagnosis of a Strangulated Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography.West J Emerg Med. 2015 May;16(3):450-2 [Pubmed]
• J. Chenkin, C. McCartney, T. Jelic, M. Romano, C. Heslop, G. Bandiera. Practice makes perfect: defining the learning curve for emergency physicians undertaking point-of-care ultrasound for endotracheal tube placement. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S19
• T. Jelic, A.C. Amaral, J. Chenkin. Carotid flow time as a predictor of volume responsiveness. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S18-19
• T. Klosek, J. Chenkin. Direct contact ultrasound vs. the water bath technique for point of care ultrasound localization of small, superficial, soft-tissue foreign bodies. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S37
• J. S. Lee, T. Bhandari, M. Emond, J. J. Perry, M. Woo, J. Chenkin. Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia in older hip fractures patients: uptake of regional anesthesia in randomly selected emergency physicians. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S47
• C. L. Heslop, M. J. Romano, T. Jelic, J. Chenkin. Teaching thoracic ultrasound for trauma to non-ultrasound trained trauma care providers. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S67
• M. J. Romano, T. Jelic, C. L. Heslop, R. Simard, J. Chenkin. Optimizing the view of the esophagus for ultrasound-assisted intubation in the emergency department. CJEM 2015;17 Suppl 2, S79

2014

• Bhandari T, Socransky SJ. Is B-mode ultrasound alone a sufficient screening tool for carotid stenosis? A pilot study.Crit Ultrasound J. 2014 Oct 1;6(1):17 [Pubmed]