Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit: Applications, Limitations, and the Evolution of Clinical Practice.

Journal: Clinics in chest medicine
Published Date: Sep 1, 2022

Abstract

The use of point-of-care ultrasonography in the intensive care unit has been rapidly advancing over the past 20 years. This review will provide a broad overview of the discipline spanning lung ultrasonography to advanced critical care echocardiography. It will highlight new research that questions the utility of the inferior vena cava for determining volume responsiveness and will introduce the reader to cutting-edge technology including artificial intelligence, which is likely to revolutionize ultrasound teaching and image interpretation, increasing the reach of this modality for the frontline clinician.

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  • Yonatan Y Greenstein
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital Building, Room I-354, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. Electronic address: yonatan@njms.rutgers.edu.
  • Keith Guevarra
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital Building, Room I-354, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.

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