Critical Ultrasound Journal (Open Access)
- The development of a provincial multidisciplinary framework of consensus-based standards for Point of Care Ultrasound at the University of SaskatchewanPosted by Paul Olszynski, Daniel J. Kim, Irene W. Y. Ma, Michelle Clunie, Peggy Lambos, Tom Guzowski, Matthew Butz and Brent Thoma on October 17, 2019 at 12:00 am
The development and adoption of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) across disciplines have created challenges and opportunities in implementing training and utilization standards. Within the context of a large, ... […]
- Ultrasound-guided peripheral venous cannulation in critically ill patients: a practical guidelinePosted by Pablo Blanco on October 17, 2019 at 12:00 am
Up to one-third of critically ill patients have difficult intravenous access (DIVA). This occurs often in obese patients, those with generalized edemas or in patients with previous venous cannulations. In DIVA... […]
- The use of an external ultrasound fixator (Probefix) on intensive care patients: a feasibility studyPosted by M. J. Blans, F. H. Bosch and J. G. van der Hoeven on October 11, 2019 at 12:00 am
In critical care medicine, the use of transthoracic echo (TTE) is expanding. TTE can be used to measure dynamic parameters such as cardiac output (CO). An important asset of TTE is that it is a non-invasive te... […]
- Renal resistive index: a new reversible tool for the early diagnosis and evaluation of organ perfusion in critically ill patients: a case reportPosted by Antonio Anile, Silvia Ferrario, Lorena Campanello, Maria Antonietta Orban and Giacomo Castiglione on October 10, 2019 at 12:00 am
We reported a case of early detection of peripheral hypoperfusion trough the evaluation of a new index in intensive care: Renal Doppler Resistive Index (RRI). […]
- Comparisons of two diaphragm ultrasound-teaching programs: a multicenter randomized controlled educational studyPosted by Eugenio Garofalo, Andrea Bruni, Corrado Pelaia, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo, Massimo Antonelli, Giorgio Conti, Daniele Guerino Biasucci, Giovanna Mercurio, Andrea Cortegiani, Antonino Giarratano, Luigi Vetrugno, Tiziana Bove, Francesco Forfori, Francesco Corradi, Rosanna Vaschetto… on October 3, 2019 at 12:00 am
This study aims to ascertain whether (1) an educational program is sufficient to achieve adequate Diaphragm Ultrasound (DUS) assessments on healthy volunteers and (2) combining a video tutorial with a practica... […]