Ródenas Monteagudo MÁ, Albero Roselló I, Del Mazo Carrasco Á, Carmona García P, Zarragoikoetxea Jauregui I. Update on the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis and monitoring of the critical patient.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2022;
69:567-577. [PMID:
36253286 DOI:
10.1016/j.redare.2022.01.003]
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Abstract
Hemodynamic and respiratory complications are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in in critical care units (CCU). Imaging techniques are a key tool in differential diagnosis and treatment. In the last decade, ultrasound has shown great potential for bedside diagnosis of respiratory disease, as well as for the hemodynamic assessment of critically ill patients. Ultrasound has proven to be a useful guide for identifying the type of shock, estimating cardiac output, guiding fluid therapy and vasoactive drugs, providing security in the performance of percutaneous techniques (thoracentesis, pericardiocentesis, evacuation of abscesses/hematomas), detecting dynamically in real time pulmonary atelectasis and its response to alveolar recruitment maneuvers, and predicting weaning failure from mechanical ventilation. Due to its dynamic nature, simple learning curve and absence of ionizing radiation, it has been incorporated as an essential tool in daily clinical practice in CCUs. The objective of this review is to offer a global vision of the role of ultrasound and its applications in the critically ill patient.
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