Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus

Arif Hussain; Gabriele Via; Lawrence Melniker; Alberto Goffi; Guido Tavazzi; Luca Neri; Tomas Villen; Richard Hoppmann; Francesco Mojoli; Vicki Noble; Laurent Zieleskiewicz; Pablo Blanco; Irene W Y Ma; Mahathar Abd Wahab; Abdulmohsen Alsaawi; Majid Al Salamah; Martin Balik; Diego Barca; Karim Bendjelid; Belaid Bouhemad; Pablo Bravo-Figueroa; Raoul Breitkreutz; Juan Calderon; Jim Connolly; Roberto Copetti; Francesco Corradi; Anthony J Dean; André Denault; Deepak Govil; Carmela Graci; Young-Rock Ha; Laura Hurtado; Toru Kameda; Michael Lanspa; Christian B Laursen; Francis Lee; Rachel Liu; Massimiliano Meineri; Miguel Montorfano; Peiman Nazerian; Bret P Nelson; Aleksandar N Neskovic; Ramon Nogue; Adi Osman; José Pazeli; Elmo Pereira-Junior; Tomislav Petrovic; Emanuele Pivetta; Jan Poelaert; Susanna Price; Gregor Prosen; Shalim Rodriguez; Philippe Rola; Colin Royse; Yale Tung Chen; Mike Wells; Adrian Wong; Wang Xiaoting; Wang Zhen; Yaseen Arabi

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Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus

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Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus

Arif Hussain, Gabriele Via, Lawrence Melniker, Alberto Goffi, Guido Tavazzi, Luca Neri, Tomas Villen, Richard Hoppmann, Francesco Mojoli, Vicki Noble, …

Critical care (London, England), Vol.24(1), pp.702-702

24/12/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5

PMID: 33357240

Abstract

Consensus

COVID-19 - diagnostic imaging

COVID-19 - therapy

Echocardiography - methods

Echocardiography - standards

Expert Testimony - methods

Expert Testimony - standards

Humans

Internationality

Lung - diagnostic imaging

Point-of-Care Systems - standards

Thromboembolism - diagnostic imaging

Thromboembolism - therapy

Triage - methods

Triage - standards

Ultrasonography - standards

COVID-19 has caused great devastation in the past year. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) including lung ultrasound (LUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) as a clinical adjunct has played a significant role in triaging, diagnosis and medical management of COVID-19 patients. The expert panel from 27 countries and 6 continents with considerable experience of direct application of PoCUS on COVID-19 patients presents evidence-based consensus using GRADE methodology for the quality of evidence and an expedited, modified-Delphi process for the strength of expert consensus. The use of ultrasound is suggested in many clinical situations related to respiratory, cardiovascular and thromboembolic aspects of COVID-19, comparing well with other imaging modalities. The limitations due to insufficient data are highlighted as opportunities for future research.

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Title: Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus
Creators - without role: Arif Hussain - King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Gabriele Via - Epatocentro Ticino
Lawrence Melniker - NewYork–Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Alberto Goffi - University of Toronto
Guido Tavazzi - University of Pavia
Luca Neri - King Fahad Specialist Hospital
Tomas Villen - Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Richard Hoppmann - University of South Carolina
Francesco Mojoli - Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
Vicki Noble - University Hospitals of Cleveland
Laurent Zieleskiewicz - Hôpital Nord
Pablo Blanco - Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra
Irene W Y Ma - University of Calgary
Mahathar Abd Wahab - Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Abdulmohsen Alsaawi - King Abdulaziz Medical City
Majid Al Salamah - King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Martin Balik - Charles University
Diego Barca - Instituto Argentino de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento
Karim Bendjelid - University Hospital of Geneva
Belaid Bouhemad - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
Pablo Bravo-Figueroa - Hospital San Juan de Dios
Raoul Breitkreutz - FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
Juan Calderon - Mexican Social Security Institute
Jim Connolly - EMERGENCY
Roberto Copetti - Ospedale di Latisana
Francesco Corradi - University of Pisa
Anthony J Dean - University of Pennsylvania
André Denault - Montreal Heart Institute
Deepak Govil - Medanta The Medicity
Carmela Graci - Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Young-Rock Ha - Bundang Jesaeng Hospital
Laura Hurtado - Winfocus
Toru Kameda - Jichi Medical University
Michael Lanspa - Oregon Health & Science University
Christian B Laursen - University of Southern Denmark
Francis Lee - Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Rachel Liu - Yale University
Massimiliano Meineri - Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
Miguel Montorfano - Hospital de Emergencias Dr. Clemente Álvarez
Peiman Nazerian - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Bret P Nelson - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Aleksandar N Neskovic - Zemun Hospital
Ramon Nogue - Universitat de Lleida
Adi Osman - Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar
José Pazeli - FAME - Medicine School of Barbacena - MG-Brasil, Barbacena, Brazil
Elmo Pereira-Junior - Arbo Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tomislav Petrovic - Hôpital Avicenne
Emanuele Pivetta - Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Jan Poelaert - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy VUB, Univ Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Susanna Price - Royal Brompton Hospital
Gregor Prosen - University Clinical Centre Maribor
Shalim Rodriguez - Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Philippe Rola - Cabrini Hospital
Colin Royse - University of Melbourne
Yale Tung Chen - Hospital Universitario La Paz
Mike Wells - University of the Witwatersrand
Adrian Wong - King's College Hospital
Wang Xiaoting - Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Wang Zhen - Air Force Medical University
Yaseen Arabi - King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Publication Details: Critical care (London, England), Vol.24(1), pp.702-702
Identifiers: 9920577508331
Academic Unit: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article