Use of Point-of-Care Handheld Ultrasound for Splenomegaly in United States-Bound Refugees: A Novel Technology with Far-Reaching Implications

被引：0

作者：

Kummer, Tim ^{[1
]}

Medley, Alexandra M. ^{[2
]}

Klosovsky, Alexander ^{[3
]}

Mann, Erin ^{[4
]}

Mburu, Patricia ^{[5
]}

Ekernas, Karen ^{[6
]}

Bonass, Betty ^{[5
]}

Stauffer, Jacob C. ^{[7
]}

Walukaga, Stewart ^{[7
]}

Weinberg, Michelle ^{[8
]}

Dunlop, Stephen J. ^{[1
,9
]}

Stauffer, William M. ^{[1
,4
,7
,8
,9
,10
]}

机构：

[1] Hennepin Cty Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Minneapolis, MN USA

[2] CDCP, Div Foodborne Waterborne & Environm Dis, Atlanta, GA USA

[3] Int Org Migrat, Geneva, Switzerland

[4] Univ Minnesota, Ctr Global Hlth & Social Responsibil, Minneapolis, MN USA

[5] Int Org Migrat, Nairobi, Kenya

[6] Colorado Permanente Med Grp, Dept Emergency Med, Denver, CO USA

[7] Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Minneapolis, MN USA

[8] CDCP, Div Global Migrat & Quarantine, Atlanta, GA USA

[9] Univ Minnesota, Global Med, Minneapolis, MN USA

[10] Univ Minnesota, Ctr Global Hlth & Social Responsibil, Dept Med & Pediat, Global Med Human Migrat & Hlth, 420 Delaware St SE,MMC 250, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2023年 / 108卷 / 01期

关键词：

CONGOLESE REFUGEES;

D O I：

10.4269/ajtmh.22-0423

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Ultrasound (US) is an invaluable clinical tool. New point-of-care US technology holds great promise for hard-to-reach and mobile populations such as refugees. The implementation of US in unique and challenging settings has been hindered by cost, fragility of equipment, need for uninterrupted electricity, training, and difficulty in sharing data/image files impeding quality assurance. The recent development of more flexible, durable, high-quality, low-cost, handheld US technology has offered increased potential to address many of these barriers. We describe a pilot program using a new point-of-care US technology to identify and monitor splenomegaly in United States-bound Congolese refu-gees. This experience and model may hold lessons for planning and development of similar approaches in other hard-to-reach mobile populations.

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