TY - JOUR
T1 - Focused cardiac and lung ultrasonography
T2 - Implications and applicability in the perioperative period
AU - Díaz-Gómez, José L.
AU - Via, Gabriele
AU - Ramakrishna, Harish
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Focused ultrasonography in anesthesia (FUSA) can be a procedural and diagnostic tool, as well as potentially a tool for monitoring, and can facilitate the perioperative management of surgical patients. Its utilization is proposed within the anesthesiologist and/or intensivist scope of practice. However, there are significant barriers to more generalized use, but evidence continues to evolve that might one day make this practice a standard of care in the perioperative period. Currently, the most widely used applications of FUSA include the guidance and characterization of perioperative shock (acute cor pulmonale, left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac tamponade, and hypovolemia) and acute respiratory failure (pneumothorax, acute pulmonary edema, large pleural effusion, major atelectasis, and consolidation). Increased diagnostic accuracy of all of these clinical conditions makes FUSA valuable in the perioperative period. Furthermore, FUSA can be applied to other anesthesiology fields, such as airway management and evaluation of gastric content in surgical emergencies.
AB - Focused ultrasonography in anesthesia (FUSA) can be a procedural and diagnostic tool, as well as potentially a tool for monitoring, and can facilitate the perioperative management of surgical patients. Its utilization is proposed within the anesthesiologist and/or intensivist scope of practice. However, there are significant barriers to more generalized use, but evidence continues to evolve that might one day make this practice a standard of care in the perioperative period. Currently, the most widely used applications of FUSA include the guidance and characterization of perioperative shock (acute cor pulmonale, left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac tamponade, and hypovolemia) and acute respiratory failure (pneumothorax, acute pulmonary edema, large pleural effusion, major atelectasis, and consolidation). Increased diagnostic accuracy of all of these clinical conditions makes FUSA valuable in the perioperative period. Furthermore, FUSA can be applied to other anesthesiology fields, such as airway management and evaluation of gastric content in surgical emergencies.
KW - Focused cardiac ultrasound
KW - Hypoxemia
KW - Lung ultrasound
KW - Shock
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U2 - 10.21454/rjaic.7518.231.lus
DO - 10.21454/rjaic.7518.231.lus
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84998631695
SN - 2392-7518
VL - 23
SP - 41
EP - 54
JO - Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
JF - Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
IS - 1
ER -