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POSITION STATEMENT

Position Statements on Use of Ultrasound in Intensive Care Unit

Muralidhar Kanchi, Prathibha Gowda Aswathappa, Anirban Hom Choudhury, Nadikuda Sunil Kumar, Amarja Ashok Havaldar, Rajavardhan Rangappa, Kesavarapu Subba Reddy, Ramesh Kadadenahalli Nanjundappa, Madhava Devireddy Reddy, Vimal Bhardwaj, Venkat Raman Kola, Priyanka Harisinghani Chhabra, Arupratan Maiti, Rohit Kooloth, Sandeep Shyamsundar, Ajith Kumar AK

Keywords : Echocardiography, Intensive care unit, Training, Ultrasound

Citation Information : Kanchi M, Aswathappa PG, Choudhury AH, Kumar NS, Havaldar AA, Rangappa R, Reddy KS, Nanjundappa RK, Reddy MD, Bhardwaj V, Kola VR, Chhabra PH, Maiti A, Kooloth R, Shyamsundar S, AK AK. Position Statements on Use of Ultrasound in Intensive Care Unit. J Acute Care 2024; 3 (3):111-133.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10089-0128

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 15-01-2025

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

Ultrasonography (USG) is a fast-advancing imaging modality that is becoming more popular in the ICU due to its proven benefits. A more widespread adoption of this technology by intensivists and ICU specialists requires the incorporation of evidence-based protocols and hands-on training. Multiple organizations have issued guidelines on the use of ultrasonography in various contexts that govern a wide range of applications not limited to the intensive care unit (ICU). In order to assist intensivists who are considering using bedside ultrasound for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, we crafted an arsenal of evidence-based position statement that review the appropriateness or superiority of bedside ultrasound as a supplementary tool to clinical judgment in the care of critically ill patients. Unless stated otherwise, these recommendations pertain to the adult patient who is critically ill.

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