POCUS, how can we include the brain? An overview

J Caldas, CB Rynkowski, C Robba - Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and …, 2022 - Springer
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an essential tool to assess and manage different
pathologies in the intensive care unit, and many protocols have been proposed for its …

Neurocritical care of mechanical circulatory support devices

A Shoskes, G Whitman, SM Cho - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices have
demonstrated improved survival outcomes in otherwise refractory cardiopulmonary failure …

Cerebral microvascular injury in patients with left ventricular assist device: a neuropathological study

TH Fan, SM Cho, RA Prayson, CE Hassett… - Translational stroke …, 2022 - Springer
Strokes are common among patients with left ventricular devices (LVAD). We hypothesize
that there is ongoing cerebral microvascular injury with LVAD support and aim to describe …

Issues with carotid stenosis detection by ultrasound in patients with left ventricular assist devices

N Labropoulos - Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2021 - jvascsurg.org
The study by Kronfli et al 1 was a small retrospective study of patients using a left ventricular
assist device (LVAD) who had undergone carotid duplex ultrasound evaluation. Given the …