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Assessment of the diagnostic accuracy of bedside lung ultrasound in critically ill respiratory failure patients /
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Abstract
Despite apparent improvements in the sophistication of respiratory support, and some suggestions that survival in patients with ARDS may have improved over the years, acute respiratory failure (ARF) in critically ill patients is still associated with mortality rates of between 40% and 65%. Most of the published literature has focused on the severest form of ARF, namely, ARDS, and few studies have evaluated either the incidence of or mortality rate of ARF in general among critically ill patients. (2) Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a critical condition requiring dynamic evaluation and interventions. Bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) is a noninvasive, readily available imaging modality that can complement physical examination and clinical evaluation. (3) The main advantage of bedside LUS is its immediate application to the diagnosis of thoracic disorders. Other advantages include delaying or even avoiding the need for patient transportation to the radiology suite or for radiation exposure and guiding life-saving therapies in extreme emergency. The use of LUS by emergency physicians, intensivists, and pulmonologists has been reported in many studies