Publications by authors named "Daniel Ta Yo Yu"
Article Synopsis
- Lung ultrasound (LUS) is emerging as an effective diagnostic tool for childhood pneumonia, offering high sensitivity (94%) and specificity (92%) compared to traditional chest x-rays.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 studies involving over 3,350 participants indicated that sonographer experience significantly impacts the diagnostic accuracy of LUS, with advanced sonographers performing better than novices.
- The study utilized rigorous methods, including QUADAS-2 for quality assessment and random-effect models for evaluating performance metrics, highlighting the potential of LUS as a reliable alternative in diagnosing pneumonia in children.
Background: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) was invited to collaborate with the National Referral Hospital (NRH), Solomon Islands, to establish an acute care pediatric education program for the country's inaugural class of national medical graduate trainees.
Objective: To develop and evaluate a sustainable, need-based post-graduate training curriculum in pediatric acute care, resuscitation, and point-of-care ultrasound.
Methods: A need-based training curriculum was developed utilizing the ADDIE model and was implemented and revised over the course of 2 years and two site visits.