RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chest Ultrasonography in the ICU
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 773
OP 781
DO 10.4187/respcare.01743
VO 57
IS 5
A1 Greta Gardelli
A1 Francesco Feletti
A1 Andrea Nanni
A1 Maurizio Mughetti
A1 Antonella Piraccini
A1 Maurizio Zompatori
YR 2012
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/5/773.abstract
AB Chest diagnostic imaging is essential when dealing with a critically ill patient. At present, direct visualization of the lung parenchyma is performed with a chest x-ray and computed tomography with the patient in the supine position. The relative ease of bedside ultrasound examination and the availability of user-friendly, inexpensive, portable equipment have made chest ultrasonography an interesting and alternative method in various situations, because it offers accurate information that is of therapeutic and diagnostic relevance. We describe equipment and examination technique, normal findings, and chest ultrasonography signs detected in some pathological situations, such as pneumothorax, consolidations, pleural effusions, ARDS, and pulmonary edema.