SynthesisEuropean journal of cardiovascular nursing2019
Ability of non-physicians to perform and interpret lung ultrasound: A systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Frequency of pleural effusion in dengue patients by severity, age and imaging modality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Monitoring patients with acute dyspnea with serial point-of-care ultrasound of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and the lungs (LUS): a systematic review.Journal of ultrasound · 2022Pooled it
- Lung Ultrasound-Guided Emergency Department Management of Acute Heart Failure (BLUSHED-AHF): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JACC. Heart failure · 2021Trial
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- Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Lung Ultrasound Performed by Non-Expert Staff in Patients with Acute Dyspnea.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and Implementation of an Ultrasound Wireless Technology Educational Program for Nursing Students: A Quality Improvement Project.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Current perception and barriers to implementing lung ultrasound in Canadian neonatal intensive care units: a national survey.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Lung ultrasound in respiratory therapy: a global reflective survey.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2024Article
- Developing an Educational Program for Ultrasound Hip Screening during Newborn and Infant Home Visits: A Protocol Paper.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Advancing healthcare through thoracic ultrasound research in older patients.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
- Ultrasound on the Frontlines: Empowering Paramedics with Lung Ultrasound for Dyspnea Diagnosis in Adults-A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A multicomponent complex intervention for supportive follow-up of persons with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled pilot study (the UTILE project).Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Novice-performed point-of-care ultrasound for home-based imaging.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional survey on the lung ultrasound training and practice of respiratory therapists in mainland China.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Handheld Ultrasound (HHUS): Potential for Home Palliative Care.Ultrasound international open · 2022Review
- Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Non-Physicians to Assess Respiratory Distress in the Out-of-Hospital Environment: A Scoping Review.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
- Routine Application of Lung Ultrasonography in Respiratory Care: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Barriers to Instigate.Advances in medical education and practice · 2022Article
- Feasibility of patient-performed lung ultrasound self-exams (Patient-PLUS) as a potential approach to telemedicine in heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2021Article
- Cardiopulmonary alterations by ultrasound in a patient with uncomplicated mixed malaria infection: a case report from the Amazon Basin.Malaria journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLung ultrasound is a useful tool in the assessment of pulmonary congestion in heart failure that is typically performed and interpreted by physicians at the point-of-care.
aimsTo investigate the ability of nurses, students, and paramedics to accurately identify B-lines and pleural effusions for the detection of pulmonary congestion in heart failure and to examine the training necessary. METHODS AND
resultsWe conducted a systematic review and searched online databases for studies that investigated the ability of nurses, students, and paramedics to perform lung ultrasound and detect B-lines and pleural effusions. Of 979 studies identified, 14 met our inclusion criteria: five in nurses, eight in students, and one in paramedics. After 0-12 h of didactic training and 58-62 practice lung ultrasound examinations, nurses were able to identify B-lines and pleural effusions with a sensitivity of 79-98% and a specificity of 70-99%. In image adequacy studies, medical students with 2-9 h of training were able to acquire adequate images for B-lines and pleural effusions in 50-100%. Only one eligible study investigated paramedic-performed lung ultrasound which did not support the ability of paramedics to adequately acquire and interpret lung ultrasound images after 2 h of training.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that nurses and students can accurately acquire and interpret lung ultrasound images after a brief training period in a majority of cases. The examination of heart failure patients with lung ultrasound by non-clinicians appears feasible and warrants further investigation.
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