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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2026

Paediatric and adult neurological point-of-care ultrasound: Review of the evidence, and the UK accreditation pathway.

Manprit Waraich, Bogdana Zoica, Emma Alexander, Jennie Stephens, Hannah Conway, Michael Griksaitis, Justin Kirk-Bayley, Ashley Miller, Prashant Parulekar, Marcus Peck and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Manprit WaraichNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-2414
Bogdana ZoicaKing's College Hospital, London, UK.
Emma AlexanderImperial College London, UK.
Jennie StephensRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
Hannah ConwayUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, England, UK.
Michael GriksaitisUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK.
Justin Kirk-BayleyRoyal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, Surrey, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9493-045X
Ashley MillerShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6665-1514
Prashant ParulekarEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Canterbury, England, UK.
Marcus PeckRoyal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK.
Antonio RubinoRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-3188
Jonathan Nicholas WilkinsonNorthampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175-4576

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurological emergencies such as stroke and traumatic brain injury are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. These conditions frequently result in alterations in cerebral haemodynamics, including raised intracranial pressure, which require timely recognition and management to optimise outcomes. Neuro point-of-care ultrasound (NeuroPOCUS), incorporating transcranial Doppler (TCD), transcranial colour-coded duplex (TCCD) ultrasound, and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement, offers a non-invasive, bedside means of assessing cerebral physiology and is increasingly recognised as a valuable adjunct in neurocritical care. Despite the successful adoption of point-of-care ultrasound in critical care through established accreditation pathways such as FUSIC

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adult/paediatriccolour Dopplerintensive caretranscranialultrasound

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PMID41836679
PMCPMC12982147

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