ReviewCritical care (London, England)2020
Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Utilisation of point-of-care ultrasound by critical care nurses: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Predictors of B-line count in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
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- Use of a Handheld Ultrasonographic Device to Identify Heart Failure and Pulmonary Disease in Rural Africa.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Lung ultrasound score and diaphragm ultrasound in weaning from mechanical ventilation: are they different in patients with and without COVID-19?Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2024Article
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- Prognostic Impact of Serial Imaging in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound in Predicting Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Viruses · 2023Article
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- Fluid Responsiveness in Critically Ill Patients Using Carotid Peak Systolic Velocity Variability: A New Frontier.Cureus · 2023Article
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60 authors at 20 institutions in 25 countries.
Arif HussainDepartment of Cardiac Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. hussain_pscc@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4143-0475
Gabriele ViaCardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland.
Lawrence MelnikerNew York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Alberto GoffiDepartment of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Guido TavazziDepartment of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Luca NeriEmergency Medicine and Critical Care Consultant, King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Tomas VillenSchool of Medicine, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain.
Richard HoppmannUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.
Francesco MojoliAnesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università Degli Studi Di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Vicki NobleUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Laurent ZieleskiewiczService D'Anesthésie Réanimation Hôpital Nord, APHM, Chemin des Bourrely, 13015, Marseille, France.
Pablo BlancoDepartment of Teaching and Research, Hospital "Dr. Emilio Ferreyra", Necochea, Argentina.
Irene W Y MaDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Mahathar Abd WahabEmergency and Trauma Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abdulmohsen AlsaawiKing Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Majid Al SalamahCollege of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Martin BalikDept of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
Diego BarcaMédico Ecografista IADT, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Karim BendjelidIntensive Care Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Belaid BouhemadDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, C.H.U. Dijon and Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, LNC UMR866, 21000, Dijon, France.
Pablo Bravo-FigueroaPICU Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile.
Raoul BreitkreutzFOM University of Economy & Management, Frankfurt Campus, Frankfurt, Germany.
Juan CalderonHospital General, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, De Zona 4 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Jim ConnollyGreat North Trauma and Emergency Care Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Roberto CopettiEmergency Department, Latisana General Hospital, Latisana, Italy.
Francesco CorradiDepartment of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Anthony J DeanUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
André DenaultMontreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada.
Deepak GovilMedanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
Carmela GraciOspedale Niguarda C' Grande, Milan, Italy.
Young-Rock HaDept. of Emergency Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Laura HurtadoWINFOCUS Argentina BOD, Rosario, Argentina.
Toru KamedaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Michael LanspaOregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Christian B LaursenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Francis LeeKhoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Rachel LiuDept. of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Massimiliano MeineriHerzzentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Miguel MontorfanoDepartment of Ultrasound & Doppler Hospital de Emergencias "Dr. Clemente Alvarez", Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Peiman NazerianDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italia.
Bret P NelsonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Aleksandar N NeskovicClinical Hospital Zemun, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ramon NogueFaculty of Medecine, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Adi OsmanHospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
José PazeliFAME - Medicine School of Barbacena - MG-Brasil, Barbacena, Brazil.
Elmo Pereira-JuniorArbo Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tomislav PetrovicSAMU 93 - Hôpital Avicenne, Paris, France.
Emanuele PivettaCittà Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Jan PoelaertFaculty of Medicine and Pharmacy VUB, Univ Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Susanna PriceRoyal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Gregor ProsenEmergency Department, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia.
Shalim RodriguezHospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru.
Philippe RolaSanta Cabrini Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Colin RoyseDepartment of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Yale Tung ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Mike WellsDivision of Emergency Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Adrian WongKing's College Hospital, London, UK.
Wang XiaotingDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
Wang ZhenThe Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Yaseen ArabiKing Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz Medical City · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAAir Force Medical University · CNAzienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITBundang Jesaeng Hospital · KRCharles University · CZChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNCleveland Clinic · USDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité · DEEpatocentro Ticino · CHFOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management · DEHôpital Avicenne · FRHôpital Nord · FRHospital de Emergencias Dr. Clemente Álvarez · ARHospital Kuala Lumpur · MYHospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia · PEHospital San Juan de Dios · CLHospital Universitario La Paz · ES
Funding
Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9MNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
Abstract
COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) as a clinical adjunct has played a significant role in triaging, diagnosis and medical management of COVID-19 patients. The expert panel from 27 countries and 6 continents with considerable experience of direct application of PoCUS on COVID-19 patients presents evidence-based consensus using GRADE methodology for the quality of evidence and an expedited, modified-Delphi process for the strength of expert consensus. The use of ultrasound is suggested in many clinical situations related to respiratory, cardiovascular and thromboembolic aspects of COVID-19, comparing well with other imaging modalities. The limitations due to insufficient data are highlighted as opportunities for future research.
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ConsensusInternationalityCOVID-19EchocardiographyHumansLungPoint-of-Care SystemsThromboembolismTriageUltrasonographyCOVID-19EchocardiographyFocused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)Lung ultrasound (LUS)Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS)SARS-CoV-2
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