Focal or non-focal ARDS? Find out how you can dinstinguish these two patterns with Lung Ultrasound when compared to CT scan From an international collaboration with Amsterdam on Frontiers in physiology. Free full test here!
Any question about diaphragm ultrasound and weaning? Have a look to this systematic review, free full access for one month here
This review describes the various lung ultrasound scoring systems and aims to clarify their use in different settings, focusing on technical aspects, validation with reference techniques, and clinical applications. have a look here!
Pulmonary complications have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality in patients after major surgery. We conducted a prospective observational study in Dijon and Pavia to evaluate whether lung ultrasound could be used as a predictive marker for postoperative ventilatory support in high-risk surgical patients. We included 109 patients admitted to the intensive care unit […]
This narrative review focuses on thoracic ultrasonography (lung and pleural) with the aim of outlining its utility for the critical care clinician. The article summarizes the applications of thoracic ultrasonography for the evaluation and management of pneumothorax, pleural effusion, acute dyspnea, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, interstitial processes, and the patient on mechanical ventilatory support. […]
Have a look to this narrative review on Clinical Pulmonary Medicine from the GRIP on how and when lung ultrasound may be used for the daily monitoring and management of ARDS patients.
Improve your knowledge of the right heart with this innovative study on references values of RV total isovolumic time on 181 healthy volunteers.
A didactic case on information provided by point-of-care ultrasound during resuscitation to understand the underlying mechanism of a cardiac arrest. On CHEST, free full-text and didactic videos freely available until February 23rd at Science Direct
Find out how to use tracheal ultrasound to improve the choice of left double-lumen tube in thoracic anaesthesia and to prevent the choice of too large and potentially harmful tubes. A prospective observational study conducted in Dijon by Prof. Bouhemad, with Dr. E. Roldi and the GRIP. Abstract here from the European Journal of Anaesthesiology.
From the “ultrasound section” of the GRIP and Pr. Bouhemad of the University of Dijon, a review on how to use lung ultrasound for an accurate early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia and to monitor its response to treatment. Soon on Pubmed, Free full text already available on ATM website