Ultrasound Publications
Gottlieb, M and Panebianco, N. Advanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Comprehensive Review, 1st Ed. Springer; 2025.
Gawel RJ, Shalaby M. Placement of erector spinae plane block catheters in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar 18;. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.03.033.
Gawel RJ, Kramer JA, Panebianco N, Gottlieb M, Shofer FS, Shalaby M. Erector spinae plane block for management of acute opioid withdrawal in the emergency department: A case report. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr;90:254.e3-254.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.033.
Gawel RJ, Gottlieb M, Shofer FS, Shalaby M. Treatment of gastritis and gastroparesis symptoms with erector spinae plane block in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar 4;. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.03.007. [Epub ahead of print]
Kramer JA, Shepherd C, Hess-Homeier D, Ochroch J, Mehta S, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Shofer FS, Elkassabany N, Hussain S, Panebianco N. New Kids on the Block: Development and Assessment of a Multispecialty Fascia Iliaca Block Protocol and Training Program for Geriatric Hip Fracture in the Emergency Department. Cureus. 2025 Mar 14;17(3):e80560
Shalaby M, Oliva G, Raciti C, Rosselli M, Mechanic O. Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Challenging Anterior Shoulder Dislocations: A Case Series. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2025 Jan;9(1):1-4. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.24850.
Gawel RJ, Kramer JA. Ultrasound-guided clavipectoral plane block for analgesia of acute clavicular fracture in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2025;69:54-57.
Lopez E, Sahni R, Cooper M, Shalaby M. Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Procedural Anesthesia for Pigtail Tube Thoracostomy: A Case Series. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2025 Jan;9(1):5-9. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.21251.
Kramer JA, Shepherd C, Hess-Homeier D, Ochroch J, Mehta S, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Shofer FS, Elkassabany N, Hussain S, Panebianco N. New kids on the block: development and assessment of a multispecialty fascia iliaca block protocol and training program for geriatric hip fracture in the emergency department. Cureus. 2025;17(3):e80560.
Shalaby M, Lee Y, McShannic J, Rosselli M. Analgesia in the Emergency Department for Lower Leg and Knee Injuries: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2025 Jan;9(1):10-13. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.7201.
Gawel RJ, Gottlieb M, Shofer FS, Shalaby M. Refining the approach to erector spinae plane block for gastritis and gastroparesis. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar 10;. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.03.019. [Epub ahead of print]
John Barrett, D. N. P., Christy Moore, R. D. M. S., Jeffrey, A. K., & Nova Panebianco, M. D. You’ve Gotten Under my Skin: How to Make a Simple, Non-Perishable, Low-Cost Soft Tissue Infection Ultrasound Simulator. POCUS Journal, 10(1) 2025 e-print ahead of mapper copy
Gawel RJ, Shalaby M. Response to: "Bilateral erector spinae plane block for intraabdominal pain relief". Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr;90:221-222. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.068.
Gawel RJ, Kramer JA, Shalaby M. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for breakthrough pancreatic and hepatobiliary malignancy pain in the emergency department. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2025;9(2):123-126.
Usuga D, Everett SC, Shalaby M. Auricular nerve block for otitis externa: A case series. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 May;91:218.e1-218.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.081.
Gawel RJ, Hong JX, Hassel EE, Kramer JA. Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block for acute pain management in emergency medicine: a systematic review. J Emerg Med. 2025;69(3):210-215.
Gawel RJ, Kramer JA, Shalaby M. Ultrasound-guided pectoralis block for incision and drainage of chest wall abscess in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2025;69:60-62.
Barrett J, Moore C, Kramer J, Panebianco N. You’ve gotten under my skin: how to make a simple, non-perishable, low-cost soft tissue infection ultrasound simulator. POCUS J. 2025;10(1):10-12.
Shalaby M, McShannic J, Sanoja A, Rosselli M. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTRAARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION FOR SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION. J Emerg Med. 2024 Apr;66(4):e503-e507. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.11.009.
Panebianco N, Baston C. Training, Competency, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 45(1), 91-97, 2024.
Puebla DL, Luchitsky I, Montes De Oca R, Shalaby M, Farrow RA 2nd. Ultrasound-Guided, Mid-Forearm Median Nerve Block for Relief of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Feb;8(1):68-71. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.1265. PubMed PMID: 38546317; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10966504.
Shalaby M, Sahni R, Puebla D, Fernandez S. Modified PECS II Block for Axillary Hidradenitis Suppurativa. J Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;66(6):e701-e703. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.01.007.
Helber, A. R., Provencher, M., Moore, C., & Panebianco, N. Hematometra: A Rare Case of Pelvic Pain in Females Identified with Point of Care Ultrasound. POCUS Journal, 9(1), 14. 2024
Shalaby M, Luftig J. Phrenic nerve block: the key to managing acute biliary pain?. World J Emerg Med. 2024;15(1):62-63. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2024.005. PubMed PMID: 38188544; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10765070.
Shalaby M, Sahni R, Hamilton R. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity: awareness, recognition, and risk mitigation in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;11(2):121-126. doi: 10.15441/ceem.24.231.. PubMed PMID: 38778495; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11237253.
Shalaby M, Sahni R. Comment on Modified PECS II Block for Axillary Hidradenitis Suppurativa. J Emerg Med. 2024 Jul;67(1):e109-e110. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.03.007.
Quirch SP, Abello V, Chamberlain O, Warren NL, Shalaby M. Rectus sheath nerve block for analgesia & incarcerated hernia reduction in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;86:189.e5-189.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.10.021.
Sanoja AJ, Shalaby M. Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound to Diagnose Rectus Abdominis Strain in the Acute Setting: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 May;8(2):159-162. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.1670. PubMed PMID: 38869342; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11166070.
Usuga D, Portuondo S, Farcy D, Shalaby M. Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Therapeutic Management of Postoperative Compressive Brachial Plexus Neuropathy: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;8(3):235-238. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.6600. PubMed PMID: 39158239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11326060.
Everett SC, Chamberlain O, Portuondo S, Shalaby M. Utility of the occipital nerve block in the emergency department: A case series. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;80:228.e5-228.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.04.035.
Farrow RA 2nd, Shalaby M, Newberry MA, Montes De Oca R, Kinas D, Farcy DA, Zitek T. Implementation of an Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Program in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;83(6):509-518. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.11.013.
Oliva G, McShannic J, Lee Y, Shalaby M. Median Nerve Measurement and Steroid Injection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;8(3):291-294. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.7194. PubMed PMID: 39158252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11326065.
Baraniecki-Zwil G, Fowose MH, Schiff J, Munawar M, Panebianco N, Kramer JA. Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in a resource-limited health care setting in Southeast Ghana: a needs assessment. medRxiv. 2023.
Shalaby M, Sanoja A, Rosselli M. Posterior Tibial Nerve Block for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2023 Nov;65(5):e441-e443. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.05.025.
Shepherd C, Zang R, Panebianco N, Shofer F, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Chen A, Kramer J, Rempell R. 228 Pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training in United States emergency medicine residencies: is current training adequate? Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(4):S104-S105.
Adi, O., Apoo, F. N., Fong, C. P., Ahmad, A. H., & Panebianco, N. Hypotensive patient with superior vena cava obstruction diagnosed using resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 72, 224-e1. 2023
38. Mohamed Elfadil M, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Fowose MH, Schiff J, Munawar M, Panebianco N, Kramer JA. Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in a resource-limited health care setting in Southeast Ghana: a needs assessment. medRxiv. Preprint posted online July 18, 2023.
Adi, O., Fong, C. P., Tze, M. K. H., Ahmad, A. H., Panebianco, N., & Ranga, A. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided transvenous pacing (TVP) in emergency department. The Ultrasound Journal, 15(1), 35. 2023
Kamilaris, A., Kramer, J. A., Baraniecki-Zwil, G., Shofer, F., Moore, C., Panebianco, N., & Chan, W. Development of a novel observed structured clinical exam to assess clinical ultrasound proficiency in undergraduate medical education. The Ultrasound Journal, 15(1), 39. 2023
Shalaby M, Smith M, Tran L, Farrow R. Utility of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Could It Be Useful?. West J Emerg Med. 2023 Jun 30;24(4):793-797. doi: 10.5811/westjem.59272. PubMed PMID: 37527391; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10393458.
Weber L, Shalaby M. Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block for Man o' War Stings: A Case Report. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2023 Feb;7(1):36-38. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.12.58093. PubMed PMID: 36859330; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9983346.
Shalaby M, Arslan O, Mechanic O, Zitek T. Low CERVICAL-2 plane block, a proposed regional anesthetic technique for acute cholecystitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Sep;71:69-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.06.011.
Kamilaris A, Kramer JA, Baraniecki-Zwil G, Shofer F, Moore C, Panebianco N, Chan W. Development of a novel observed structured clinical exam to assess clinical ultrasound proficiency in undergraduate medical education. Ultrasound J. 2023;15(1):39.doi: 10.15441/ceem.23.035.. PubMed PMID: 37818547; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10579728.45.
Shalaby M, Sahni R. Supraclavicular brachial plexus block: the unsung hero of emergency department regional anesthesia. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2023 Sep;10(3):342-344.
Kramer JA, Panebianco N. Diagnosis of renal artery aneurysm by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department: a case report and brief review of the literature. J Emerg Med. 2022;63(2):e57-e59.
Dessie AS, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Del Rios M, Huang RD, Knight RS, Landry A, Liu RB, Gottlieb M, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Rosario J, Weekes AJ, and Jones JD.: The state of gender inclusion in the point-of-care ultrasound community. Am J Emerg Med July 2022.
Kramer JA, Pourmirzaie R. Utility of point-of-care ultrasound for the rapid evaluation of acute sialadenitis: a case report. Cureus. 2022;14(5):e24881.
Yu M, Shalaby M, Luftig J, Cooper M, Farrow R. Ultrasound-Guided Retroclavicular Approach to the Infraclavicular Region (RAPTIR) Brachial Plexus Block for Anterior Shoulder Reduction. J Emerg Med. 2022 Jul;63(1):83-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.04.011.
Kramer, J. Panebianco, N. Diagnosis of Renal Artery Aneurysm by Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022.
Lindsay-McGinn FF, Moore C, Kramer JA, Panebianco N, Teran F, Reisinger NC. Utility of a point-of-care ultrasound volume assessment for emergency department patients with AKI: a pilot study: PO0267. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021;32(10S):134.
Barrosse-Antle ME, Patel KH, Kramer JA, Baston CM. Point-of-care ultrasound for bedside diagnosis of lower extremity DVT. Chest. 2021;160(5):1853-1863.
Felipe Teran, Norman A. Paradisc, Anthony J. Deanb, M. Kit Delgadod,e, Kristin A. Linne, Jeffrey A. Kramer, Ryan W. Morganf, Robert M Suttonf, Romolo Gasparig, Anthony Weekesh, Srikar Adhikarii, Vicki Noblej, Jason T. Nomurak, Daniel Theodorol, Michael Y. Woom, Nova L. Panebianco, Wilma Chan, Claire Centeno, Oscar Mitchella,n, Mary Ann Peberdyo, Benjamin S. Abella.: Quantitative Characterization of Left Ventricular Function During Pulseless Electrical Activity Using Echocardiography During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation 167: 233-241, October 2021 Notes: accepted for publication.
Peter T. Evan, Robert S. Zhang, Yulei Cao, Sean Breslin, Nova Panebianco, Cameron M. Baston, David M. DiBardino: The Use of Thoracic Ultrasound to Predict Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusion. The POCUS Journal 6, Nov 2021.
Reisinger N, Lohani S, Hagemeier J, Panebianco N, Baston C.: Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pulmonary Congestion Among Patients on Hemodialysis: Comparison of Full Versus Abbreviated Scanning Protocols. Am J Kidney Dis. S0272-6386(21): 632-6, June 2021.
Lindsay-McGinn FF, Moore C, Kramer JA, Panebianco N, Teran F, Reisinger NC. Feasibility of point-of-care solid organ Doppler for assessing emergency department patients with AKI: PO0266. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021;32(10S):133-134.
Panebianco NL., Mayo P., Arntfield R., et al. : Assessing Competence in Critical Care Echocardiography: Development and Initial Results of an Examination and Certification Processes. Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2021
Abiola A. Fasina MD, MSHP, DTM&H1,3; Anthony J. Dean MD; Nova L. Panebianco MD; Frances S. Shofer PhD; Omar Ali MSEE, MSED4 ; Mwajuma Yahya; Salim Ismail; Patricia C. Henwood: Evaluation of Diagnostic Imaging Capacity and the Role for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) within the Zanzibar Health System. Pocus Journal 6(1): 45-50, April 2021.
Eugene Yuriditsky, James M. Horowitz, Nova L. Panebianco, Harald Sauthoff, Muhamed Saric.: Lung Ultrasound Imaging: A Primer for Echocardiographers, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 34(12): 1231-1241, December 2021.
Kilaru D, Panebianco NL, Baston C: "Title: Diaphragm Ultrasound in Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation." CHEST 159(3), 2021.
Palladino L, Panebianco N, Kramer JA. Man with left forearm swelling, paresthesia, and dullness of sensation. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021;2(1):e12366.
Bonnel AR, Baston CM, Wallace P, Panebianco NL, Kinosian B. : Reply to: Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Home Visits J Am Geriatr Soc 68(3): 669, March 2020.
Kim D. Shofer F., Chan., Kinosian B., Panebianco NL: Geriatric Oriented Point-of-care Ultrasound Curriculum During Geriatric Fellowship: A Pilot study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2020.
Kaplan JH, Panebianco NL, Kramer J, Centeno C. 168 Insights on ultrasound training for ultrasound naive flight paramedics and nurses. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(4):S65-S66.
Matthias M.: Effect of Machine Settings on Ultrasound Assessment of B-lines Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2020.
Felipe Teran, Anthony J. Dean, Claire Centeno, Nova L. Panebianco, Amy J. Zeidan, Wilma Chan and Benjamin S. Abella.: Evaluation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest using Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Emergency Department. Resuscitation 137: 140-47, Apr 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.02.013.
Baston C,Wallace P., Chan W; Dean A., Panebianco N. : "Innovation through Collaboration: The creation of a combined Emergency and Internal medicine point of care ultrasound fellowship" - Accepted for publication. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 3B(8): 2209-2215, August 2019.
Bonnel A., Baston CM, Wallace P, Panebianco N., Kinosian B : Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Home Visits: The Home-Oriented Ultrasound Examination (HOUSE). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 67(12), December 2019.
Hall EA, Showaihi I, Shofer FS, Panebianco NL, Dean AJ.: Ultrasound evaluation of the airway in the ED: a feasibility study. Crit Ultrasound J. (eds.). 10(1): 3, January 2018.
Vinograd A., Fasina A., Dean A.J., Shofer F., Panebianco N., Lewiss R., Rao R., Henwood P.: An evaluation of non-commercial ultrasound gels for use in resource-limited settings Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - epub ahead of print 2018 Notes: PMCID:
Lin E., Chen A., Panebianco N., Conlon T., Ju N., Carlson D., Kopenitz J., Nishisaki A.: The effect of inhalational anesthetics and positive pressure ventilation on ultrasound assessment of the great vessels: A prospective study at a children's hospital. Anesthesia 124(4): 870-7, February 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001032.
Conlon TW, Himebauch AS, Fitzgerald JC, Chen AE, Dean AJ, Panebianco N, Darge K, Cohen MS, Greeley WJ, Berg RA, Nishisaki A. : Implementation of a Pediatric Critical Care Focused Bedside Ultrasound Training Program in a Large Academic Pediatric ICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 16(3): 219-26, Mar 2015.
Fields JM, Fischer JI, Anderson KL, Mangili A, Panebianco NL, Dean AJ.: The ability of renal ultrasound and ureteral jet evaluation to predict 30-day outcomes in patients with suspected nephrolithiasis. Am J Emerg Med. 33(10): 1402-6, Oct 2015.
Panebianco NL, Shofer F, Fields JM, Anderson K, Mangili A, Matsuura AC, Dean AJ.: The utility of transvaginal ultrasound in the ED evaluation of complications of first trimester pregnancy. Am J Emerg Med. 33(6): 743-8, Jun 2015.
Panebianco NL, Shofer F, Cheng A, Fischer J, Cody K, Dean AJ. : The effect of supine versus upright patient positioning on inferior vena cava metrics. Am J Emerg Med. 32(11): 1326-9, Nov 2014.
Anderson KL, Fields JM, Panebianco NL, Jenq KY, Marin J, Dean AJ. : Inter-rater reliability of quantifying pleural B-lines using multiple counting methods. J Ultrasound Med. 32(1): 115-20, Jan 2013.
Ball C, Crawford I, McBeth P, Blaivas M, Panebianco N, Tiruta C, Shuster M, Sewell L, Lautner D, Nicolaou S, Dente C, Kirkpatrick A. : Help is in Your Pocket: The Potential Accuracy of Smartphone and Laptop Based Remotely Guided Resuscitative Tele-Sonography. Telemed J E Health. 19(12): 924-30, Dec 2013.
Marin JR, Dean AJ, Bilker WB, Panebianco NL, Brown NJ, Alpern ER.: Emergency ultrasound-assisted examination of skin and soft tissue infections in the pediatric emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 20(6): 545-53, June 2013.
Anderson KL, Jenq KY, Fields JM, Panebianco NL, Dean AJ: Diagnosing Heart Failure Among Acutely Dyspneic Patients with Cardiac, Inferior Vena Cava, and Lung Ultrasonography. Am J Emerg Med. 31(8): 1208-1214, Aug 2013.
Fields JM, Dean AJ, Todman RW, Au AK, Anderson KL, Ku BS, Pines JM, Panebianco NL: The effect of vessel depth, diameter, and location on ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter longevity. Am J Emerg Med. (eds.). 30(7): 1134-40. Sep 2012 Notes: Epub 2011 Nov 10.
Marin JR, Alpern ER, Panebianco NL, Dean AJ.: Assessment of a Training Curriculum for Emergency Ultrasound for Pediatric Soft Tissue Infections. Acad Emerg Med. 18(2): 174-82, Feb 2011.
McBeth PB, Crawford I, Blaivas M, Hamilton T, Musselwhite K, Panebianco N, Melniker L, Ball CG, Gargani L, Gherdovich C, Kirkpatrick AW.: Simple, almost anywhere, with almost anyone: remote low-cost telementored resuscitative lung ultrasound. Journal of Trauma. 71(6): 1528-35, December 2011.
Fields JM, Lee PA, Jenj KY, Mark DG, Panebiabco NL, Dean AJ.: The Interrater Reliability of Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound by Bedside Clinician Sonographers in Emergency Department Patients. Acad Emerg Med. Vol 18(issue 1): pg98-101, January 2011.
Stawicki SP, Braslow BM, Panebianco NL, Kirkpatrick JN, Gracias VH, Hayden GE, Dean AJ.: Intensivist use of hand-carried ultrasonography to measure IVC collapsibility in estimating intravascular volume status: correlations with CVP. J Am Coll Surg. 209(1): 55-61, Jul 2009.
Panebianco NL, Fredette JM, Szyld D, Sagalyn EB, Pines JM, Dean AJ.: What you see (sonographically) is what you get: vein and patient characteristics associated with successful ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous placement in patients with difficult access. Acad Emerg Med. Official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 16(12): 1298-303, Dec 2009.
Stawicki SP, Shiroff AM, Hayden GE, Panebianco NL, Kirkpatrick JN, Horan AD, Gracias VH and Dean AJ: Incidental Findings on Intensivist Bedside Ultrasonographic (INBU) Examinations: Why Should We Care? POCUS 12 Scientist 2(3): 13-14, 2008.
Panebianco N, Shofer F, O'Conor K, Wihbey T, Mulugeta L, Suzuki E, Alghamdi A, Dean A.: Emergency Department Patient Perceptions of Transvaginal Ultrasound for Complications of First-Trimester Pregnancy. J Ultrasound Med 37(8): 1965-1975, August 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1002/jum.14546. Epub 2018 Jan 30.