The Importance of Point of Care Ultrasound for the Anesthesiologist in the Operating Room During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.20114Keywords:
COVID-19, Anesthesia, Operating Rooms, Perioperative Care, Point-of-Care Systems, UltrasonographyAbstract
Point of care ultrasound is an important perioperative tool as it is portable and reproducible. Moreover, in the COVID-19 pandemic the equipment can be easily protected and allows a complement to physical examination and technical performance. Lung ultrasound can be used for screening, diagnosis and stratification of the disease preoperatively as well as management of ventilation in the intraoperative period and postoperatively. Perioperative point of care ultrasound also includes techniques such as central line insertion and confirmation and correct gastric tube placement. Once again, point of care ultrasound is extremely useful in the perioperative period, especially for the anesthesiologist working in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.
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