Critical Ultrasound Journal (Open Access)
- Role of point-of-care ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic: our recommendations in the management of dialytic patientsPosted by Ana Luisa Silveira Vieira, José Muniz Pazeli Júnior and Marcus Gomes Bastos on June 3, 2020 at 12:00 am
COVID-19 is a viral disease due to the infection of the novel Corona virus SARS-CoV-2, that has rapidly spread in many countries until the World Health Organization declared the pandemic from March 11, 2020. E... […]
- Point-of-care ultrasound to complete physical exam and to reach the diagnosis in a young man with syncopePosted by Fatemeh Rasooli, Mehrnoosh Aligholi Zahraie and Maryam Bahreini on May 25, 2020 at 12:00 am
Cardiac syncope can result from an atrial myxoma due to outflow obstruction. Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor that may cause sudden death and the nonspecific symptoms may make early diagnosis di... […]
- Feasibility of renal resistive index measurements performed by an intermediate and novice sonographer in a volunteer populationPosted by Mårten Renberg, Naima Kilhamn, Kent Lund, Daniel Hertzberg, Claire Rimes-Stigare and Max Bell on May 20, 2020 at 12:00 am
The Doppler-derived renal resistive index (RRI) is emerging as a promising bedside tool for assessing renal perfusion and risk of developing acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. It is not known what... […]
- Combined ultrasound–CT approach to monitor acute exacerbation of interstitial lung diseasePosted by Silvia Mongodi, Andrea Colombo, Anita Orlando, Lorenzo Cavagna, Bélaid Bouhemad, Giorgio Antonio Iotti and Francesco Mojoli on May 15, 2020 at 12:00 am
Lung ultrasound is a bedside non-irradiating tool for assessment and monitoring of lung diseases. A lung ultrasound score based on visualized artefacts allows reliable quantification of lung aeration, and is u... […]
- Ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter pre- and post-lumbar puncturePosted by Christopher K. Schott, Mohammad I. Hirzallah, Rock Heyman, Daniel N. Lesky, Emily B. Brant and Clifton W. Callaway on May 13, 2020 at 12:00 am
To test the hypothesis that optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) correlates with real-time changes in intracranial pressure, we performed ultrasound measurements of the ONSD in ambulatory patients undergoing ele... […]