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Point of Care Ultrasound: Applications in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Elizabeth M. O’Brien1, Vrushali Ponde2, Elaina E. Lin3†

1Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2President, Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists, Surya Children’s Hospital, India

3Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Edited by: William Francis Powell Jr, MD, MPH, Instructor in Anaesthesia, Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Denise Joffe, MD, Professor of Anaesthesiology, Attending Cardiac Anaesthesiologist, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington Medical Centre, Seattle, WA, USA

†Corresponding author email: line1@chop.edu

Published April 7, 2026

Abstract

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is an invaluable tool in paediatric anaesthesiology. This tutorial will review the indications for diagnostic POCUS (cardiac, lung, airway, and abdomen) most relevant to paediatric anaesthesiology, and discuss POCUS training and credentialing.

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