title: Holistic ultrasound in trauma: An update.
abstract: Holistic ultrasound is a total body examination using an ultrasound device aiming to achieve immediate patient care and decision making. In the setting of trauma, it is one of the most fundamental components of care of the injured patients. Ground-breaking imaging software allows physicians to examine various organs thoroughly, recognize imaging signs early, and potentially foresee the onset or the possible outcome of certain types of injuries. Holistic ultrasound can be performed on a routine basis at the bedside of the patients, at admission and during the perioperative period. Trauma care physicians should be aware of the diagnostic and guidance benefits of ultrasound and should receive appropriate training for the optimal management of their patients. In this paper, the findings of holistic ultrasound in trauma patients are presented, with emphasis on the lungs, heart, cerebral circulation, abdomen, and airway. Additionally, the benefits of ultrasound imaging in interventional anaesthesia techniques such as ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and central vein catheterization are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodosios
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saranteas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: afm@otenet.gr.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mavrogenis
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: Emergency; Holistic ultrasound; Trauma