Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children

Anesthesiologists and other acute care physicians perform and interpret portable ultrasonography—point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)—at a child’s bedside, in the perioperative period. In addition to the established procedural use for central line and nerve block placement, POCUS is being used to guide...

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Main Author:	Karen Boretsky
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:	Children
Subjects:	pediatric anesthesia point-of-care bedside ultrasound surgery perioperative
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/11/213

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spelling	doaj-120bc0f29f5949c98cbfb36c497233f52021-04-02T18:00:58ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672020-11-01721321310.3390/children7110213Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in ChildrenKaren Boretsky0Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAAnesthesiologists and other acute care physicians perform and interpret portable ultrasonography—point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)—at a child’s bedside, in the perioperative period. In addition to the established procedural use for central line and nerve block placement, POCUS is being used to guide critical clinical decisions in real-time. Diagnostic point-of-care applications most relevant to the pediatric anesthesiologist include lung ultrasound for assessment of endotracheal tube size and position, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pneumonia, and atelectasis; cardiac ultrasound for global cardiac function and hydration status, and gastric ultrasound for aspiration risk stratification. This article reviews and discusses select literature regarding the use of various applications of point-of-care ultrasonography in the perioperative period.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/11/213pediatricanesthesiapoint-of-carebedside ultrasoundsurgeryperioperative
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title	Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children
title_short	Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children
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publishDate	2020-11-01
description	Anesthesiologists and other acute care physicians perform and interpret portable ultrasonography—point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)—at a child’s bedside, in the perioperative period. In addition to the established procedural use for central line and nerve block placement, POCUS is being used to guide critical clinical decisions in real-time. Diagnostic point-of-care applications most relevant to the pediatric anesthesiologist include lung ultrasound for assessment of endotracheal tube size and position, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pneumonia, and atelectasis; cardiac ultrasound for global cardiac function and hydration status, and gastric ultrasound for aspiration risk stratification. This article reviews and discusses select literature regarding the use of various applications of point-of-care ultrasonography in the perioperative period.
topic	pediatric anesthesia point-of-care bedside ultrasound surgery perioperative
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Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children

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