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Table 1 Eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review

From: Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound in obstetric anesthesia and critical care: a scoping review protocol

 

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Publication date

January 1, 2000-present

Prior to January 1, 2000

Language

English

Non-English

Application and protocol

Diagnostic POCUS applications not limited to ocular (ONSD), transcranial Doppler, lung, cardiac, IVC, FAST (for intra-abdominal fluid), gastric, abdominal, airway, volume assessment, SVC, TTE, TEE, Doppler vein DVT for venous ultrasound, renal vascular, cardiac output, portal vein, VExUS

Interventional POCUS (neuraxial, regional anesthesia, & vascular access)

Source

Randomized controlled trials, feasibility studies, reviews, observational studies, validation studies, individual case reports

POCUS education/simulation studies

Population

Pregnant, parturient, and postpartum

Obstetric ultrasound for fetal indications, gynecologic ultrasound

Period

Third trimester, peripartum

 
  1. ONSD Optic nerve sheath diameter, IVC Inferior vena cava, FAST Focused assessment with sonography in trauma, SVC Superior vena cava, TTE Transthoracic echocardiogram, TEE Transesophageal echocardiogram, DVT Deep vein thrombosis, VExUS Venous excess ultrasound score