title: Surgeon-performed ultrasound in the ICU setting.
abstract: Evaluation of critically ill patients is often challenging due to altered sensorium, underlying disease, and the presence of multiple drains or monitoring devices. In such circumstances, the ability of physicians to perform ultrasound examinations in the intensive care unit provides a useful diagnostic and therapeutic adjunct. In this article,we review the application of surgeon-performed ultrasonography in the evaluation and management of critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, 1800 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Fahim A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: McKenney
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness; D004322:Drainage; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011677:Punctures; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016306:Vena Cava Filters