Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients

Authors

  • Ana Silva Anesthesiology Department Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, EPE. Portugal.
  • Joana Marques Anestesiologia do Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, EPE. Portugal.
  • António Pais Martins Anesthesiology Department Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, EPE. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.3678

Keywords:

Critical Care, Critical Illness, Lung/ultrasonography, Ultrasonography

Abstract

The pulmonary evaluation of critically ill patients has been traditionally performed with the use of chest radiography and computed tomography, however increasingly ultrasound has been shown to be a useful diagnostic method.

For being a non-invasive technique with low cost, that does not use radiation and can be repeated without additional risk, it had became a very attractive technique to be performed at the bedside.

In this review we explain the lung ultrasound technique, define the normal pattern, the artifacts and the criteria for the main disease.

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How to Cite

Silva, A., Marques, J., & Pais Martins, A. (2014). Lung Ultrasound in Critically Ill Patients. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Anesthesiology, 23(1), 8–13. https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.3678

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Section

Narrative Reviews