The role of lung ultrasound for detecting atelectasis, consolidation, and/or pneumonia in the adult cardiac surgery population

2023
Written By CCRG

A scoping review of the literature

Luke J. Churchill, Oystein Tronstad, Allison M. Mandrusiak, Jana Y. Waldmann, Peter J. Thomas Australian Critical Care DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.08.002

Objectives: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) frequently occur after cardiac surgery and may lead to adverse patient outcomes. Traditional diagnostic tools such as auscultation or chest x-ray have inferior diagnostic accuracy compared to the gold standard (chest computed tomography). Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an emerging area of research combating these issues. However, no review has employed a formal search strategy to examine the role of LUS in identifying the specific PPCs of atelectasis, consolidation, and/or pneumonia or investigated the ability of LUS to predict these complications in this cohort. The objective of this study was to collate and present evidence for the use of LUS in the adult cardiac surgery population to specifically identify atelectasis, consolidation, and/or pneumonia.

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