TY - JOUR
T1 - European Respiratory Society statement on thoracic ultrasound
AU - Laursen, Christian B.
AU - Clive, Amelia
AU - Hallifax, Rob
AU - Pietersen, Pia Iben
AU - Asciak, Rachelle
AU - Davidsen, Jesper R. mhild
AU - Bhatnagar, Rahul
AU - Bedawi, Eihab O.
AU - Jacobsen, Niels
AU - Coleman, Courtney
AU - Edey, Anthony
AU - Via, Gabriele
AU - Volpicelli, Giovanni
AU - Massard, Gilbert
AU - Raimondi, Francesco
AU - Evison, Matthew
AU - Konge, Lars
AU - Annema, Jouke
AU - Rahman, Najib M.
AU - Maskell, Nick
N1 - Funding Information: Support statement: This work was supported by the European Respiratory Society information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry. Publisher Copyright: © ERS 2021 Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist. It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for diagnosis, a real-time guide to procedures and a predictor or measurement of treatment response. The aim of this European Respiratory Society task force was to produce a statement on thoracic ultrasound for pulmonologists using thoracic ultrasound within the field of respiratory medicine. The multidisciplinary panel performed a review of the literature, addressing major areas of thoracic ultrasound practice and application. The selected major areas include equipment and technique, assessment of the chest wall, parietal pleura, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, interstitial syndrome, lung consolidation, diaphragm assessment, intervention guidance, training and the patient perspective. Despite the growing evidence supporting the use of thoracic ultrasound, the published literature still contains a paucity of data in some important fields. Key research questions for each of the major areas were identified, which serve to facilitate future multicentre collaborations and research to further consolidate an evidence-based use of thoracic ultrasound, for the benefit of the many patients being exposed to clinicians using thoracic ultrasound.
AB - Thoracic ultrasound is increasingly considered to be an essential tool for the pulmonologist. It is used in diverse clinical scenarios, including as an adjunct to clinical decision making for diagnosis, a real-time guide to procedures and a predictor or measurement of treatment response. The aim of this European Respiratory Society task force was to produce a statement on thoracic ultrasound for pulmonologists using thoracic ultrasound within the field of respiratory medicine. The multidisciplinary panel performed a review of the literature, addressing major areas of thoracic ultrasound practice and application. The selected major areas include equipment and technique, assessment of the chest wall, parietal pleura, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, interstitial syndrome, lung consolidation, diaphragm assessment, intervention guidance, training and the patient perspective. Despite the growing evidence supporting the use of thoracic ultrasound, the published literature still contains a paucity of data in some important fields. Key research questions for each of the major areas were identified, which serve to facilitate future multicentre collaborations and research to further consolidate an evidence-based use of thoracic ultrasound, for the benefit of the many patients being exposed to clinicians using thoracic ultrasound.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01519-2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01519-2020
M3 - Article
C2 - 33033148
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 57
JO - European respiratory journal
JF - European respiratory journal
IS - 3
M1 - 2001519
ER -