The evaluation of the intracavitary effusions by a bedside ultrasound examination

Martocchia, Antonio; Ialungo, S.; Dulcetti, Antonio; Malena, D.M.; Proietta, Maria; Porto, F. Del; Landolfi, Federica; Sesti, Giorgio; Sergi, Daniela; Martelletti, Paolo

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“…The HUDs may be widely used by general medicine practitioners, emergency medicine specialists, internists, geriatricians, and students in teaching schools, with proper training and education of users [ 36 , 58 – 65 ]. A tailored training program model for HUD users was proposed for echocardiography: an in-hospital period of 60 days (3 days per week) with visual assessment of at least 150 exams [ 66 ].…”

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The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) by the Handheld Ultrasound Devices (HUDs) in the COVID-19 Scenario: a Review of the Literature

Martocchia

Bentivegna

Sergi

et al. 2022

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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The use of portable ultrasound (US) devices is increasing, due to its accessibility, versatility, non-invasiveness, and its significant support in the patient management, extending the traditional physical examination through the POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound). The pocket-size or handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs) can easily perform focused exams, not aiming to substitute for the high-end US systems (gold standard), since the HUDs usually have more limited functions. The HUDs are promising tools for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of the COVID-19 infection and its related disorders. In conclusion, the routine use of HUDs may ameliorate the management of COVID-19 pandemic, according to the guidelines for the POCUS approach and the procedures for the protection of the patients and the professionals.

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confidence: 99%

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) by the Handheld Ultrasound Devices (HUDs) in the COVID-19 Scenario: a Review of the Literature

Martocchia

Bentivegna

Sergi

et al. 2022

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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The measurement of the left ventricle ejection fraction by a bedside FoCUS examination

Martocchia,

Piccoli,

Notarangelo

et al. 2023

Intern Emerg Med

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A bedside ultrasound protocol to the measurement of the systemic vascular resistances: Preliminary results in the patients with sepsis

Martocchia

Piccoli

Notarangelo

et al. 2023

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BACKGROUND: The use of the ultrasound (US) bedside examination is increasing for the detailed evaluation of the hemodynamic parameters, allowing the physicians to set the appropriate therapeutic strategies with greater precision. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the hemodynamic parameters (the cardiac output or CO, the central venous pressure or CVP and the systemic vascular resistance or SVR) in the patients with sepsis, by using a bedside US approach. METHODS: We consecutively enrolled n.82 patients of S.Andrea Hospital (n.47 with sepsis and n.35 without sepsis), examining the hemodynamic parameters by a bedside US evaluation. RESULTS: The incidence of sepsis was more than 50% of cases. The patients with sepsis presented higher comorbidity and polypharmacy (p < 0.01, p < 0.001), with increased creatinine (p < 0.001) and esteemed glomerular filtration rate (p < 0.01), C-reactive protein (p < 0.01), SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) score (p < 1.58×10–7) and reduced SVR (p < 0.05). The SOFA score was inversely related to the SVR (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: To our best knowledge, this is the first study with a bedside US protocol to measure SVR, beyond the abdominal and cardiac qualitative evaluation.

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The evaluation of the intracavitary effusions by a bedside ultrasound examination

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) by the Handheld Ultrasound Devices (HUDs) in the COVID-19 Scenario: a Review of the Literature

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) by the Handheld Ultrasound Devices (HUDs) in the COVID-19 Scenario: a Review of the Literature

The measurement of the left ventricle ejection fraction by a bedside FoCUS examination

A bedside ultrasound protocol to the measurement of the systemic vascular resistances: Preliminary results in the patients with sepsis

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