Point-of-care ultrasound

Point-of-care ultrasound

Edited by Dr Toru Kameda

This series was published in Journal of Intensive Care.

Portable ultrasound devices, which have become less expensive and higher quality, have come into wide use in emergency rooms and intensive care units.　In recent years, the concept of point-of-care ultrasound has been become widely accepted. Point-of-care ultrasound has its value if it gives clinicians useful clinical information in a short time. Various clinical studies on point-of-care ultrasound were carried out based on the ideas of “extraction”, “creation” and “integration”. The　“extraction” was that inspection items suitable for point-of-care ultrasound were extracted from comprehensive ultrasound in diagnostic radiology. The “creation” was that the findings were created by the clinician at bedside. The “integration” was that the findings in each region were integrated in patients with shock or dyspnea.

1. Content Type:Research

   Diaphragm thickening fraction to predict weaning—a prospective exploratory study

   Diaphragm ultrasound (DUS) is a well-established point of care modality for assessment of dimensional and functional aspects of the diaphragm. Amongst various measures, diaphragmatic thickening fraction (DTf) is ...

   Authors:Sujay Samanta, Ratender Kumar Singh, Arvind K. Baronia, Banani Poddar, Afzal Azim and Mohan Gurjar

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:62

   Published on: 13 November 2017

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2. Content Type:Review

   Echocardiography for patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a primer for intensive care physicians

   Echocardiography is an invaluable tool in the management of patients with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) and subsequent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support and weaning. At t...

   Authors:Zhongheng Zhang

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:15

   Published on: 2 February 2017

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3. Content Type:Review

   Lung ultrasound—a primary survey of the acutely dyspneic patient

   There has been an explosion of knowledge and application of clinical lung ultrasound (LUS) in the last decade. LUS has important applications in the ambulatory, emergency, and critical care settings and its de...

   Authors:Francis Chun Yue Lee

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:57

   Published on: 31 August 2016

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4. Content Type:Review

   Make it SIMPLE: enhanced shock management by focused cardiac ultrasound

   Shock is a spectrum of circulatory failure that, if not properly managed, would lead to high mortality. Special diagnostic and treatment strategies are essential to save lives. However, clinical and laboratory...

   Authors:Ka Leung Mok

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:51

   Published on: 15 August 2016

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5. Content Type:Review

   Clinically integrated multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for undifferentiated respiratory difficulty, chest pain, or shock: a critical analytic review

   Rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment are paramount in the management of the critically ill. Critical care ultrasound has been widely used as an adjunct to standard clinical examination, an invaluable ext...

   Authors:Young-Rock Ha and Hong-Chuen Toh

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:54

   Published on: 15 August 2016

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6. Content Type:Review

   An overview of point-of-care ultrasound for soft tissue and musculoskeletal applications in the emergency department

   The skin, soft tissue, and most parts of the musculoskeletal system are relatively superficial anatomical structures and ideal targets for ultrasound examination in the emergency departments. Soft tissue and m...

   Authors:Kuo-Chih Chen, Aming Chor-Ming Lin, Chee-Fah Chong and Tzong-Luen Wang

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:55

   Published on: 15 August 2016

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7. Content Type:Review

   Overview of point-of-care abdominal ultrasound in emergency and critical care

   Point-of-care abdominal ultrasound (US), which is performed by clinicians at bedside, is increasingly being used to evaluate clinical manifestations, to facilitate accurate diagnoses, and to assist procedures ...

   Authors:Toru Kameda and Nobuyuki Taniguchi

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:53

   Published on: 15 August 2016

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8. Content Type:Review

   Role of upper airway ultrasound in airway management

   Upper airway ultrasound is a valuable, non-invasive, simple, and portable point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for evaluation of airway management even in anatomy distorted by pathology or trauma. Ultrasound enabl...

   Authors:Adi Osman and Kok Meng Sum

   Citation:Journal of Intensive Care 2016 4:52

   Published on: 15 August 2016

   The Letter to the Editor to this article has been published in Journal of Intensive Care 2017 5:10

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