Application of POCUS in patients with COVID-19 for acute respiratory distress syndrome management: a narrative review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Xuehui Gao¹  Xiaojing Zou¹  Xiaobo Yang¹  Ruiting Li¹  Huaqing Shu¹  Yuan Yu¹  You Shang² 

[1] Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1277, Jiefang Avenue, 430022, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China;Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1277, Jiefang Avenue, 430022, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China;Institute of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430022, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    Acute respiratory distress syndrome;    ARDS;    Point-of-Care ultrasound;    POCUS;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12890-022-01841-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

COVID-19 has inflicted the world for over two years. The recent mutant virus strains pose greater challenges to disease prevention and treatment. COVID-19 can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and extrapulmonary injury. Dynamic monitoring of each patient's condition is necessary to timely tailor treatments, improve prognosis and reduce mortality. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is broadly used in patients with ARDS. POCUS is recommended to be performed regularly in COVID-19 patients for respiratory failure management. In this review, we summarized the ultrasound characteristics of COVID-19 patients, mainly focusing on lung ultrasound and echocardiography. Furthermore, we also provided the experience of using POCUS to manage COVID-19-related ARDS.

【 授权许可】

CC BY