Journal of intensive care medicine
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J Intensive Care Med · Mar 2017
Multicenter StudyThe Diagnostic and Therapeutic Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in the Intensive Care Unit.
In light of point-of-care ultrasonography's (POCUS) recent rise in popularity, assessment of its impact on diagnosis and treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) is of key importance. ⋯ Point-of-care ultrasonography has the potential to optimize care of the critically ill patients when added to the clinical armamentarium of the intensive care physician.