Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review.
Iqra AbidNadia QureshiNicola LateganSimon WilliamsSidra ShahidPublished in: Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR (2024)
Our review supports that LUS can play a valuable role in detecting pneumonia early with high sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy across diverse patient demographics, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. Since it overcomes most of the limitations of CXR and other diagnostic modalities, it can be utilized as a diagnostic tool for pneumonia for all age groups as it is a safe, readily available, and cost-effective modality that can be utilized in an emergency department, intensive care units, wards, and clinics by trained respiratory care professionals.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- community acquired pneumonia
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- respiratory failure
- palliative care
- case report
- computed tomography
- resistance training
- pain management
- body composition
- childhood cancer
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- young adults
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- respiratory tract