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Ped Health Res 2017
General Pediatrics 2017
September 25-27, 2017
September 25-27, 2017 Chicago, USA
14
th
World Congress on
General Pediatrics & Adolescent medicine
The impact of bedside ultrasound on parent satisfaction in the paediatric emergency department
Heather Hudson
1
, Bailey Zhao
2
, Jamie Baydoun
1, 2, 3
, Tony Zitek
1, 2, 3
and
Jay Fisher
1
1
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, USA
2
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, USA
3
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, USA
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tudies suggest the use of bedside ultrasound in the adult emergency department leads to higher patient satisfaction scores, but it
is unknown if the same result occurs in the pediatric emergency department (PED). The primary objective of this study was to
determine whether the use of bedside ultrasound results in higher parent satisfaction scores in the PED. This was a prospective cohort
study, enrolling a convenience PED sample. Trained research assistants identified PED patients presenting with abdominal trauma,
motor vehicle accidents, atraumatic abdominal pain, skin/soft tissue infection, or vomiting (n=279). After physician disposition,
verbal assent was obtained from the patient’s parent, or legal guardian, to confirm voluntary participation. Prior to leaving, the
assented parent was provided a survey characterizing their satisfaction with the care their child received in the PED. The research
assistants also determined which patients had a bedside ultrasound performed (n=52). This analysis only includes cases when
an emergency medicine resident was involved in the patient’s care. To minimize performance bias, providers who performed the
ultrasounds were unaware of the nature of the study. In contrast with bedside ultrasound studies in the adult ED, our study found no
difference in satisfaction scores of parents whose children received a bedside ultrasound compared to those whose children did not:
mean score 9.48 out of 10 (95% CI 9.16 to 9.80) vs 9.55 out of 10 (95% CI 9.41 to 9.69), respectively. These results may indicate the
high quality of care received by patients in this PED.
Biography
Heather Hudson is a former practicing attorney and completed her JD at the University of Michigan Law School. She is a Chief Research Assistant in the
Emergency Department at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. She will apply to medical school next year.
hlhudson@gmail.comHeather Hudson et al., Ped Health Res 2017, 2:3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2817-C1-002