An analysis of lawsuits relating to emergency physician performed point-of-care ultrasound

Patients and methods The WESTLAW database is a repository of case law, state and federal statues, public records and other information sources used by legal professionals. The database was retrospectively reviewed for cases involving emergency physicians and US exams which fall under the ACEP core emergency US applications from January 2008 to August 2012. Cases were reviewed by emergency physicians with advanced US training. Cases were included if an emergency physician was named, the patient encounter was in the ED, the interpretation or failure to perform US was a central issue and the application was within the ACEP core applications.