The role of hand-held ultrasound for cardiopulmonary assessment during a pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are likely to see a significant increase in the requests for rapid assessment of cardiac function, due to the frequent pre-existence of cardiac pathologies in patients admitted to hospital, and to the emergence of specific cardiac manifestations of this infection, such as myocarditis, sepsis related cardiomyopathy, stress induced cardiomyopathy and acute coronary syndromes. Hand-held, point-of-care ultrasound (HH-POCUS) is particularly suited for the provision of rapid, focused, integrated assessments of the heart and lungs. We present a review of the indications and protocols for focused HH-POCUS use in an acute setting and formulate proposals for streamlining their application in the COVID-19 context towards guiding optimum management of these patients while at the same time allowing adherence to robust infection control measures to provide safety to both the patient and our clinical staff.

Ricci, FabrizioLund University,Lunds universitet,Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension,Lund University Research Groups,University G.d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara(Swepub:lu)fa7062ri (författare)
Patel, Riyaz S.Barts Health NHS Trust (författare)
Chahal, Anwar A.Mayo Clinic Minnesota,Barts Health NHS Trust,University of Pennsylvania (författare)
Bhattacharyya, SanjeevBarts Health NHS Trust (författare)
Galusko, VictorKing's College Hospital (författare)
Narula, JagatIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (författare)
Ionescu, AdrianSwansea Bay University Health Board (författare)
Barts Health NHS TrustQueen Mary University (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Progress in cardiovascular diseases: Elsevier BV63:5, s. 690-6950033-0620

Av författaren/redakt...: Khanji, Mohammed ...; Ricci, Fabrizio; Patel, Riyaz S.; Chahal, Anwar A.; Bhattacharyya, S ...; Galusko, Victor; visa fler...; Narula, Jagat; Ionescu, Adrian; visa färre...

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