Ultrasound Gel

One relatively new POCUS topic that is gaining a lot of traction is using ultrasound to assess a patient's potential for being a difficult intubation. There are so many measurements being thrown around - is there one best way?? Mike and Creagh gently lift the vallecula of this topic hoping to reveal the shiny cords of truth. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/180 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40880958/

The GEL Jr team reunites to discuss the hippest way to provide analgesia for femoral fractures in pediatrics, the fascia iliaca compartment block. Does it work as well in kids as it does for adults? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40524602/ https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/179

The GEL Team has done it again - infiltrating the illustrious Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships annual conference and bringing you the insider's scoop on the latest concepts in POCUS. Special hosts Shawn Sethi, Alyssa Nguyen-Phuc and Roger Vazquez Gomez are on the scene interviewing this year's presenters of the ever-illuminating SCUF Lightning Talks. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/178

The GEL World Series continues in Israel with a conversation with Eyal Gohar and Leo Fuchs, who teach at the IsraPOCUS Academy. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/177

This is a special episode about riding the ups and downs of a life in medicine. Special guests Adaira Landry and Jeremy Boyd join Mike to discuss the rippling impact of a difficult ultrasound case. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/176

Do you like doing challenging procedures that in rare instances can be life-saving? Then this podcast discussing the latest evidence for the stellate ganglion block in ventricular storm is for you! Astral puns abound as Creagh and Mike rocket into this stellar article. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/175 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38289867/

After a summer semi-hiatus, we are busting at the seams with things to talk about. Mike gives brief "state-of-GEL" address and then blazes through a baker's dozen of articles. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/174

On this episode of GEL World we visit Italy as Mike chats with Cristiano Di Gioia about his experiences with ultrasound as an emergency physician.

The GEL Jr. squad returns to discuss a very important topic - ultrasound in pediatric cardiac arrest. Using a recent article as a diving board, they cannonball into the pool of evidence. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/172 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39043130/

New series alert! GEL World is about bringing together the global ultrasound community. In this first episode, we travel to Ireland with ultrasound champion Dr. Cian McDermott. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/171

Delia and Creagh travel to Houston, Texas to regale audience members of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) Scientific Assembly with their tales of ultrasound literature misadventures. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/170

Mike chats with two special guests representing the BlockHeads - a collaborative group dedicated to furthering the use of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in the emergent setting. Find out what they have been up to and how you can join in! https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/169

The GEL Jr crew back with a topical episode on bronchiolitis. When you scan the lungs of these kids what do you see, and more importantly.... what does it mean?? https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/168 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37897916/

It's bubble time! This fascinating paper investigates counting the number of seconds that bubbles can be seen in right side of the heart after a flush as a means to diagnose right heart failure. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/167 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38597847/

GEL x SCUF back again! This year at the annual meeting of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships, the GEL team interviews several up-and-coming leaders in POCUS about a variety of fascinating topics. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/166

Are two planes better than one? Creagh, Mike, and Jailyn investigate a paper on biplane technology for placing central venous catheters. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/165 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37742018/

In this Bonus Cut author interview, Zack and Mike go off the rails by interviewing the author of a case series describing a fascinating and mysterious procedure - the transgluteal hydrodissection! Guest Gabe Rose gives us the low down of how this nerve block alternative might be the way to go to help a radicu-lous amount of patients. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/164 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36933988/

The GEL Jr team strikes back with a fascinating topic - using POCUS to guide response in the treatment of Crohn's disease! Join the gang as they peristalse their way through an article describing this inflammatory idea. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/163  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32453126/

In this Father's Day Special, Mike interviews his old man about the state of point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery. All sorts of learning ensues. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/162

It's been a while since we talked about Venous Excess Ultrasound, aka VEXUS. There is still a lot of buzz around this concept, but not a lot of honey (honey is evidence in this metaphor). Ross Prager, international friend to POCUS researchers everywhere, joins Mike to discuss what's new and where this is going. https://www.ultrasoundgel.org/161