Objective: To establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside ultrasound by
intensivists and specialists in the ICU and equivalent care sites for diagnostic and …

Purpose To provide clinicians with an evidence-based overview of all topics related to
ultrasound vascular access. Methods An international evidence-based consensus provided …

PREPROCEDURE 1) We recommend that providers should be familiar with the operation of
their specific ultrasound machine prior to initiation of a vascular access procedure. 2) We …

Ultrasound technology has revolutionized the practice of safer vascular access, for both
venous and arterial cannulation. The ability to visualize underlying structures of the chest …

Background Insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) is common practice in critical care
medicine. Complications arising from CVC placement are mostly due to a pneumothorax or …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Lung ultrasound (LU) has a multitude of features and capacities that make it a useful
medical tool to assist physicians contending with the pandemic spread of novel coronavirus …

Objectives To create a state-of-the-art overview of the new and expanding role of
ultrasonography in clinical decision-making, intervention and management of the upper and …

In Deutschland werden jedes Jahr 10.000 Fälle von Spontanpneumothorax stationär
behandelt. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie (DGT) hat in Kooperation mit der …

In this paper we describe a new protocol—named RaFeVA (Rapid Femoral Vein
Assessment)—for the systematic US assessment of the veins in the inguinal area and at mid …