Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 1 – A Bedside Alternative to CT and Other Irradiating Techniques

Lichtenstein, Daniel A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-05328-3_19

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Bedside lung ultrasonography for diagnosis of pneumonia

Unluer¹,

Karagöz²,

Senturk³

et al. 2013

Hong Kong j. emerg. med.

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Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of bedside lung ultrasound (BUS) in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients with dyspnoea presenting to the emergency department (ED) and to analyse the characteristic sonographic findings of CAP. Methods After a six-hour training program, BUS procedures were performed between October 2011 and February 2012 to prospectively evaluate patients presenting to the ED with dyspnoea. Chest X-ray (CXR) or computerised tomography (CT) were ordered, depending on the presence of consolidation signs on CXR. The outcome was determined by consolidation findings on CXR or CT. BUS results were compared using Chi-squared testing. Results Of the 112 enrolled patients with dyspnoea, 40 patients were excluded and 72 were included in the study. Thirty-four patients were BUS positive. Of these, CXR or CT findings agreed with the BUS findings in 27 patients. In 38 cases, BUS was negative, and one patient was diagnosed with pneumonia based on the CT report. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and the positive and negative likelihood ratios for BUS were 96.4%, 84.1%, 79.4%, 97.4%, 6.1 and 0.042, respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of BUS was 89%. The presence of consolidation signs, either shred or hepatisation, were the most frequent sonographic findings in our study. Conclusions Acute alveolar consolidation can be diagnosed easily by performing BUS with high degree of accuracy in EDs.

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Bedside lung ultrasonography for diagnosis of pneumonia

Unluer¹,

Karagöz²,

Senturk³

et al. 2013

Hong Kong j. emerg. med.

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POCUS: Vet BLUE – Clinical Integration

Lisciandro¹,

Lisciandro²

2021

Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner

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A 3D-Printed Forearm Trainer for the Practice of Ultrasound-Guided Arterial and Venous Line Placement

Chambers,

Schartung,

Resuehr

2023

EMJ Dermatol

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As sonography (US) continues to become a mainstay in medicine, both as a screening device and as a procedural tool, the use of task-based sonographic trainers (i.e., phantoms) in medical training has become increasingly necessary. This is especially true for what has been termed ‘the global use of US’, or the use of US as an imperative tool during structural planning and placement of peripheral and central lines within patients in emergency and hospital settings. However, despite the frequency and technicality of US-guided procedures involving arterial and venous line placement, the benefit of such hands-on US simulation training for employees and professional students alike is often outweighed by cost. The current market for US trainers displaying human forearm anatomy and branching vessels comes at a high price tag of over 2,000 USD per model. The authors’ experiment utilises 3D printing techniques and biodegradable ballistics gel to create a cost-effective, versatile, and yet realistic peripheral line simulator in order to cultivate real-time learning of arterial/venous arm anatomy, while providing mechanical practice for needle driving and US technique, all at a fraction of the commercial price.

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Basic Applications of Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: 1 – A Bedside Alternative to CT and Other Irradiating Techniques

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Bedside lung ultrasonography for diagnosis of pneumonia

Bedside lung ultrasonography for diagnosis of pneumonia

POCUS: Vet BLUE – Clinical Integration

A 3D-Printed Forearm Trainer for the Practice of Ultrasound-Guided Arterial and Venous Line Placement

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