POCUS or no POCUS

Mohamed S. Eissa; Hesham Talab; Mayar Talab

Author(s)

Mohamed S. Eissa Department of Anesthesia, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Hesham Talab Department of Anesthesia, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Mayar Talab Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the perioperative setting by the anesthesiologists has now become a new demand. It has been proven to improve the patient outcome and to guide clinical management in critical situations. The anesthesiologists are still struggling to obtain POCUS skills and become POCUS competent. In Canada, many institutions have started to integrate POCUS into their anesthesiology training programs to build up a new generation of POCUS trained anesthesiologists. However, it's important to remember that POCUS is very different from the formal ultrasound examination done by the radiologists. This editorial defines the benefits of POCUS to anesthesia practice and offers strategies to help integrate POCUS into the routine anesthesia training programs.

Publication Details

Page(s) 127-131

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Year: 2020

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Keywords

POCUS, Perioperative ultrasound