Korean J Anesthesiol.  2019 Oct;72(5):413-428. 10.4097/kja.19186.

Whole body ultrasound in the operating room and intensive care unit

• Denault A
• Canty D
• Azzam M
• Amir A
• Gebhard CE

• KMID: 2465741
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kja.19186

Abstract

Whole body ultrasound can be used to improve the speed and accuracy of evaluation of an increasing number of organ systems in the critically ill. Cardiac and abdominal ultrasound can be used to identify the mechanisms and etiology of hemodynamic instability. In hypoxemia or hypercarbia, lung ultrasound can rapidly identify the etiology of the condition with an accuracy that is equivalent to that of computed tomography. For encephalopathy, ocular ultrasound and transcranial Doppler can identify elevated intracranial pressure and midline shift. Renal and bladder ultrasound can identify the mechanisms and etiology of renal failure. Ultrasound can also improve the accuracy and safety of percutaneous procedures and should be currently used routinely for central vein catheterization and percutaneous tracheostomy.

Keyword

Abdominal ultrasound; Cardiac ultrasound; Lung ultrasound; Optic nerve sheath; Renal ultrasound; Transcranial Doppler; Whole body ultrasound

MeSH Terms

Anoxia
Brain Diseases
Catheterization
Catheters
Critical Care*
Critical Illness
Hemodynamics
Intensive Care Units*
Intracranial Hypertension
Lung
Operating Rooms*
Renal Insufficiency
Tracheostomy
Ultrasonography*
Urinary Bladder
Veins