Following the innovations and new discoveries of the last 10 years in the field of lung
ultrasound (LUS), a multidisciplinary panel of international LUS experts from six countries …

Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist.
It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for …

Background In 2011, the role of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) was defined as one of
the top five research priorities in physician-provided prehospital critical care and future …

A growing amount of evidence prompts us to update the first version of recommendations for
lung ultrasound in internal medicine (POLLUS-IM) that was published in 2018. The …

Background In the prehospital situation, the diagnostic armamentarium available to the
rescue physician is limited. Emergency ultrasound has proven to be a useful diagnostic tool …

Methods This was a prospective observational study of a convenience sample of adult
patients with a chief complaint of dyspnea. Paramedics participated in a didactic and hands …

Chest imaging in patients with acute respiratory failure plays an important role in
diagnosing, monitoring and assessing the underlying disease. The available modalities …

Background Arterial blood gas analysis is an important diagnostic tool in managing critically
ill patients within the hospital. Whether prehospital application of this diagnostic modality …

Introduction Crowding of the emergency departments is an increasing problem. Many
patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often …

Background: The use of ultrasound in the out-of-hospital environment is increasingly
feasible. The potential uses for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by paramedics are many …