Ultrasound diagnosis of an acute dyspnea

D Lichtenstein, G Meziere - Critical Care, 2003 - Springer
Methods The'initial diagnosis' was the diagnosis made by the senior using clinical
examination and basic tools like bedside radiograph, before admission of the patient to the …

Has lung ultrasound an impact on the management of patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency department?

A Goffi, E Pivetta, E Lupia, G Porrino, M Civita… - Critical Care, 2013 - Springer
Lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a rapid, immediately available, non-invasive
bedside tool for detection of several pulmonary and/or pleural diseases [1, 2]. However, no …

Diagnostic value of chest ultrasound after cardiac surgery: a comparison with chest X-ray and auscultation

A Vezzani, T Manca, F Benassi, A Gallingani… - Critical Care, 2014 - Springer
Methods A total of 151 consecutive patients (103 male and 47 female) were studied by chest
auscultation, ultrasound and X-ray upon admission to intensive care after cardiac surgery …

Should the ultrasound probe replace your stethoscope? A SICS-I sub-study comparing lung ultrasound and pulmonary auscultation in the critically ill

EGM Cox, G Koster, A Baron, T Kaufmann, RJ Eck… - Critical care, 2020 - Springer
Background In critically ill patients, auscultation might be challenging as dorsal lung fields
are difficult to reach in supine-positioned patients, and the environment is often noisy. In …

Pulmonary ultrasound and pulse oximetry versus chest radiography and arterial blood gas analysis for the diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a pilot …

CM Bass, DR Sajed, AA Adedipe, TE West - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Introduction In low-resource settings it is not always possible to acquire the information
required to diagnose acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Ultrasound and pulse …

A physiological sign that mimics lung point in critical care ultrasonography

Z Zhang, L Chen - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Ultrasound has been widely used in the critical care setting for timely and accurate
diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. Pneumothorax is one such condition and typically is …

Lung ultrasound can be used to predict the potential of prone positioning and assess prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

X Wang, X Ding, H Zhang, H Chen, L Su, D Liu… - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Background It is very important to assess the effectiveness of prone positioning (PP) in
patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, it is difficult to …

Development and evaluation of the focused assessment of sonographic pathologies in the intensive care unit (FASP-ICU) protocol

S Schmidt, JK Dieks, M Quintel, O Moerer - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of ultrasonography in the intensive care unit (ICU) is steadily
increasing but is usually restricted to examinations of single organs or organ systems. In this …

Use of lung ultrasonography in the detection of pneumothorax among medical students and emergency physician

UAP Flato, HP Guimaraes, G Petisco, F Bezerra… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis of medical students
compared with emergency physicians (experts) in identifying pneumothorax by lung …

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on lung ultrasound patterns and their correlation with intracranial pressure in mechanically ventilated brain injured patients

C Robba, L Ball, D Battaglini, F Iannuzzi, I Brunetti… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Background The effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on lung ultrasound
(LUS) patterns, and their relationship with intracranial pressure (ICP) in brain injured …