Federica Magon, Yaroslava Longhitano, Gabriele Savioli, Andrea Piccioni, Manfredi Tesauro, Fabio Del Duca, Gabriele Napoletano, Gianpietro Volonnino, Aniello Maiese, Raffaele La Russa, Marco Di Paolo, Christian Zanza
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapid and valuable diagnostic tool available in emergency and intensive care units. In the context of cardiac arrest, POCUS application can help assess cardiac activity, identify causes of arrest that could be reversible (such as pericardial effusion or pneumothorax), guide interventions like central line placement or pericardiocentesis, and provide real-time feedback on the effectiveness of resuscitation efforts, among other critical applications. Its use, in addition to cardiovascular life support maneuvers, is advocated by all resuscitation guidelines...
February 16, 2024: Diagnostics