Point-of-care ultrasonography for evaluation of acute dyspnea in the emergency department.

CONCLUSIONS: PoCUS represents a feasible and reliable diagnostic approach to the dyspnoic patient, allowing a reduction of the diagnostic time. This protocol could help to stratify patients who should undergo a more detailed evaluation.
PMID: 28212836 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - February 13, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zanobetti M, Scorpiniti M, Gigli C, Nazerian P, Vanni S, Innocenti F, Stefanone VT, Savinelli C, Coppa A, Bigiarini S, Caldi F, Tassinari I, Conti A, Grifoni S, Pini R Tags: Chest Source Type: research