Point‐of‐care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID‐19–a narrative review

MJ Smith, SA Hayward, SM Innes, ASC Miller - Anaesthesia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasound imaging of the lung and associated tissues may play an important role in the
management of patients with COVID‐19–associated lung injury. Compared with other …

Respiratory muscle ultrasonography: methodology, basic and advanced principles and clinical applications in ICU and ED patients—a narrative review

PR Tuinman, AH Jonkman, M Dres, ZH Shi… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Respiratory muscle ultrasound is used to evaluate the anatomy and function of the
respiratory muscle pump. It is a safe, repeatable, accurate, and non-invasive bedside …

[HTML][HTML] Lung ultrasound has greater accuracy than conventional respiratory assessment tools for the diagnosis of pleural effusion, lung consolidation and collapse: a …

L Hansell, M Milross, A Delaney, DH Tian… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Question In mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care, what is the accuracy of lung
ultrasound (LUS) for the diagnosis of pleural effusion, lung consolidation and lung collapse …

Lung ultrasound prediction model for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study

MR Smit, LA Hagens, NFL Heijnen, L Pisani… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a promising tool for diagnosis of acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS), but adequately sized studies with external validation are lacking …

Prospective longitudinal evaluation of point‐of‐care lung ultrasound in critically ill patients with severe COVID‐19 pneumonia

A Alharthy, F Faqihi, M Abuhamdah… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To perform a prospective longitudinal analysis of lung ultrasound findings in
critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Methods Eighty‐nine …

The diagnostic accuracy of lung auscultation in adult patients with acute pulmonary pathologies: a meta-analysis

L Arts, EHT Lim, PM van de Ven, L Heunks… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The stethoscope is used as first line diagnostic tool in assessment of patients with
pulmonary symptoms. However, there is much debate about the diagnostic accuracy of this …

Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for evaluating new fever in adult patients in the ICU

NP O'Grady, E Alexander, W Alhazzani… - Critical care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: This is an update of the 2008 Infectious Diseases Society of America and
Society (IDSA) and Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guideline for the evaluation of …

Diagnostic challenges in sepsis

CF Duncan, T Youngstein, MD Kirrane… - Current Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Groundbreaking
international collaborative efforts have culminated in the widely accepted surviving sepsis …

Extended lung ultrasound to differentiate between pneumonia and atelectasis in critically ill patients: a diagnostic accuracy study

ME Haaksma, JM Smit, MLA Heldeweg… - Critical care …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of extended lung ultrasonographic
assessment, including evaluation of dynamic air bronchograms and color Doppler imaging …

The “pandemic” increase in lung ultrasound use in response to Covid-19: can we complement computed tomography findings? A narrative review

L Vetrugno, M Baciarello, E Bignami, A Bonetti… - The Ultrasound …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has rapidly spread …