Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in Acute Heart Failure: Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment.

Frances M Russell Michael W SupplesOmkar TamhankarMark LiaoPatrick Finnegan

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

LUS improved paramedic sensitivity and accuracy for diagnosing AHF in the prehospital setting. LUS use led to higher rates of prehospital HF therapy initiation and significantly decreased time to treatment.

Keyphrases

acute heart failure
cardiac arrest
trauma patients
emergency medical
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
bone marrow
replacement therapy
combination therapy
atrial fibrillation
cell therapy