Research

USIM members publications

Leidi, A., Juillerat, A., Schneider, C., Benmachiche, M., Cosma, T., Dratz, L., Esposito, F., Felser, R., Greiser, J., Hausherr, Y., Kirsch, M., Kistler, A.D., Knoblauch, C., Lambert, A.-C., Monti, M., Moret Bochatay, M., Mosimann, V., Neris Muggetti, E.M., Öhrström, L., Racina, E., Rickenbacher, S., Rimensberger, C., Said, C., Salabè, C., Steinmann, C., Treusch, M., van Mulken, V., von Rappard, J., Bex, S., Soret, G., Piller, V., Reny, J.-L., Marti, C., Agoritsas, T. & Grosgurin, O. Defining core and advanced point-of-care ultrasound applications for hospital-based internal medicine in Switzerland: a Delphi consensus of the Swiss Interest Group for Ultrasound in Internal Medicine (IG-USIM). BMC Med Educ. 2026

Baumberger M, Schneider C, Juillerat A, Ritz P, Sood R, Bex S, Marti C, Reny JL, Grosgurin O, Leidi A. Methods for teaching postgraduate point-of-care ultrasonography: a systematic review. Intern Emerg Med. 2026

Christe C, de Valence T, Bex S, Juillerat A, Cottet P, Marti C, Reny JL, Grosgurin O, Leidi A. Association between point-of-care ultrasonography use and requests for formal imaging studies in hospital-based internal medicine: A retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2026 

Vogt K, Widmer D, Kirsch M, Potasso L. Longitudinal ultrasound assessment of jugular venous pressure reliably detects hypervolemia: An observational study in healthy volunteers. PLoS One. 2026

Leidi A, Mann T, Gosselin P, Bedulli M, Esposito F, Schneider C, Parent T, Combescure C, Desmettre T, Reny JL, Stirnemann J, Grosgurin O; ICARUS study group. The ICARUS project: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Investigating aCute heArt failuRe decongestion guided by lung UltraSonography. Trials. 2026

Leidi A, Zacharias-Fontanet A, Grosgurin O; DOMUS study group. The widening gap between point-of-care ultrasonography course participation and supervision resources. Eur J Intern Med. 2026

Bieler S, von Düring S, Tagan D, Grosgurin O, Fumeaux T. Impact of a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program on the Management of Patients With Acute Respiratory or Circulatory Failure by In-Training Emergency Department Residents (IMPULSE): Before-and-After Implementation Study. JMIRx Med. 2025

Tagan D, Beaulieu Y, Grosgurin O. Défi d’un enseignement adapté et rigoureux en ultrasonographie ciblée [The challenge of an appropriate and rigorous teaching of focused ultrasonography]. Rev Med Suisse. 2025

Leidi A, Krauer J, Soret G, Parent T, Marti C, Meyer P, Juillerat A, Bex S, Suh N, Rouyer F, Siegenthaler N, Grosgurin O. Heart and lung point-of-care ultrasonography tutoring in internal medicine: a randomized controlled trial. J Ultrasound. 2024. Epub ahead of print

Leidi A, Soret G, Leszek A, Marti C, Carballo S, Stirnemann J, Grosgurin O, Reny JL, Mavrakanas TA. Point-of-care Ultrasonography and Worsening of Renal Function in Acute Heart Failure: A Cohort Study. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2024

Moulin V, Benmachiche M. Choix de l’accès veineux le plus adapté au patient. Rev Med Suisse. 2023

Sandoz E, Soret G, Kharat A, Marti C, Grosgurin O, Leidi A. POCUS : diagnostiquer la pneumonie par l’échographie pleuropulmonaire. Rev Med Suisse. 2023

Leidi A, Soret G, Mann T, Koegler F, Coen M, Leszek A, et al. Eight versus 28-point lung ultrasonography in moderate acute heart failure: a prospective comparative study. Intern Emerg Med. 2022

Leidi A. Rôle de l’échographie pleuropulmonaire dans la prise en charge de l’insuffisance cardiaque aigue. Doctoral Thesis. 2022. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:159326

Prendki V, Garin N, Stirnemann J, Combescure C, Platon A, Bernasconi E, et al. LOw-dose CT Or Lung UltraSonography versus standard of care based-strategies for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the elderly: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (OCTOPLUS). BMJ Open. 2022

Leidi A, Saudan A, Soret G, Rouyer F, Marti C, Stirnemann J, Reny JL, Grosgurin O. Confidence and Use of Physical Examination and Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Detection of Abdominal or Pleural Free Fluid. A Cross-sectional Survey. Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2021

Leidi A, Karege G, Salamun J, Stirnemann J, Grosgurin O, Leszek A. Rôle de l’échographie ciblée dans la prise en charge de l’insuffisance cardiaque. Rev Med Suisse. 2021

Leidi A, Monti M, Grosgurin O. Echographie ciblée en médecine interne générale : menace ou ressource ? Rev Med Suisse. 2021

Grosgurin O. Point-of-care ultrasound in internal and emergency medicine: from basics to training and implementation. PD thesis. doi : 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:155065. 2021

Moulin V, Monti M. Rôles et défis de l’ultrasonographie ciblée en médecine interne hospitalière. Rev Med Suisse. 2021

Soret G, Prendki V, Cantero C, Greiser J, Leidi A. Intérêt de l’échographie ciblée dans la suspicion d’infection bactérienne. Rev Med Suisse. 2021

Vionnet JL, Marti C, Breuss E, Tagan D, Fumeaux T, Grosgurin O. POCUS (Point-of-care ultrasonography) en médecine interne générale : champ d’application et formation. Rev Med Suisse. 2021

Leidi A, Rouyer F, Marti C, Reny JL, Grosgurin O. Point of care ultrasonography from the emergency department to the internal medicine ward: current trends and perspectives. Intern Emerg Med. 2020