X-Porte

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Unna, a district hospital in Germany, has a certified stroke unit and a trauma centre. It sees more than 20,000 patients a year in its emergency department where point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an indispensable tool, particularly for the acute care of severely injured patients admitted to the resuscitation room. Lead consultant Dr […]

The X-Porte has touch screen control. Watford Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is using ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of critical care patients.  Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care Dr Devaraja Acharya explained: “The hospital has a busy 19-bed ICU that relies on point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to assist patient diagnoses, and […]

Dr Madan Narayanan with a SonoSite system. Frimley Park Hospital’s anaesthesia and intensive care departments depend upon point-of-care ultrasound (POC) ultrasound procedures to guide and provide bedside diagnostics.  Dr Madan Narayanan, a consultant anaesthetist with international teaching experience, explained: “We use ultrasound for lung and heart scans, vascular access and to guide injections for regional […]

Dr Max Jonas in the ICU. Staff at Southampton General Hospital’s intensive care unit are finding point-of-care ultrasound indispensable as intensive care and anaesthesia consultant Dr Max Jonas explained: “Southampton General is a category A trauma centre, with a 25-bed general ICU.  We also treat surgical intensive care and high dependency patients, and cover surgical aspects […]

Dr Jim Corcoran uses the SonoSite X-Porte to guide the administration of regional anaesthetics. Ultrasound guidance is helping Salford Royal’s regional neurosurgical centre to improve safety, save time and enhance the patient experience. Consultant neuro-anaesthetist and clinical director for perioperative care Dr Jim Corcoran explained: “Before ultrasound guidance became commonplace, regional anaesthesia was performed using […]

Dr Parmy Deol finds the Fujifilm SonoSite X-Porte system robust, which is important in a department where equipment is moved frequently. London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital relies on point-of-care ultrasound to help assess and treat patients in its emergency department and uses a Fujifilm SonoSite X-Porte system. Dr Parmy Deol, EMED consultant, explained: “The emergency […]

SonoSite’s X-Porte helps Dr Abraham Ssenoga to administer epidurals under ultrasound guidance. Anaesthetists at Liverpool Women’s Hospital are using ultrasound guidance to help administer epidurals. The hospital purchased a SonoSite X-Porte point-of-care system last year to use for ultrasound-guided epidurals.  Consultant anaesthetist Dr Abraham Ssenoga explained: “Its large screen appealed to us and, with no buttons […]

Fujifilm SonoSite’s education manager and clinical apps specialist Vanessa Wickens, regional sales manager Lee Murray and emergency medicine consultant Dr George Nada. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s emergency department in London deals with over 400 cases every day and pint-of-care ultrasound now forms an integral part of many patient assessment pathways.  Emergency medicine consultant […]