Lung ultrasound in a COVID pandemic - Choosing wisely.

Autor: Baker K; Emergency Department Ipswich General Hospital Chelmsford Ave Ipswich Queensland 4305 Australia., Rippey J; Emergency Department Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands Western Australia 6009 Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine [Australas J Ultrasound Med] 2020 Jun 20; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 159-166. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 20 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12213
Abstrakt: This is an opinion piece on the role of POCUS in COVID-19, with a focus on lung ultrasound. It is not an instructional essay. Crisis management in medicine has often been likened to crisis management in the aviation industry. The important difference between pilots and clinicians is that the clinician's life was not in imminent danger, should one fail. The clinician did not have the same emotional urgency as the pilot. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed this, and clinicians are now faced with the need to make urgent decisions whilst exposed to some personal risk. Whether to embrace POCUS and lung ultrasound during this pandemic is an important decision. Whilst there are clear advantages, poorly considered overzealous uptake is not without hazard, opportunity cost and potential risk to patient and clinician.
Competing Interests: Kylie Baker teaches ultrasound at the Australian Institute of Ultrasound.
(© 2020 Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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