Dr Max Jonas in the ICU.
Staff at Southampton General Hospital’s intensive care unit are finding point-of-care ultrasound indispensable as intensive care and anaesthesia consultant Dr Max Jonas explained: “Southampton General is a category A trauma centre, with a 25-bed general ICU. We also treat surgical intensive care and high dependency patients, and cover surgical aspects of anaesthesia. In my time here the use of point-of-care ultrasound has grown significantly, and its applications have multiplied. Ultrasound systems have also become more readily available and easy to operate, with user-friendly probes and smart software.
“Over the years, we have used a variety of Fujifilm SonoSite systems, including latest arrival the X-Porte, which is very different to other point-of-care systems. It offers high definition imaging and intuitive operation, allowing new intensive care trainees to get up to speed quickly, and it has the capability to monitor and guide the operator while performing a scan.”
See the full report on page 12 of the December 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.