Thread by @rosie_hogg, 1/10 Obviously I'm not in Brussels today for the @BelgianBara meeting so [...]

1/10 Obviously I'm not in Brussels today for the @BelgianBara meeting so I thought I would do a quick intro to periop #POCUS for lung & ultrasound to accompany the lecture #BARA2020

2/10 So why should we all embrace lung #pocus - first off it's relatively easy to learn - after 25-30 scans learner accuracy has been shown to reach up to 93% (Arbelot et al) #BARA2020

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/132/4/899/108921/Lung-Ultrasound-in-Emergency-and-Critically-Ill

3/10 It may actually be better at "ruling in or out" pathology at the bedside than more traditional diagnostic methods including Chest Xray, auscultation & BNP #BARA2020

http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(11)60521-7/fulltext

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acem.12435

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2728006

4/10 Wealth of learning available online & #pocus has lots of content & discussion #BARA2020

http://usabcd.org free access for @ESRA_Society members

http://criticalcarenorthampton.com @Wilkinsonjonny

http://pocushub.net/education/anesthesia - @icmteaching lung ultrasound video is excellent intro

Anesthesia Point of Care Ultrasound education platform | POCUSHUB - Anesthesia

Cultivate your POCUS anesthesia knowledge and expertise, visit POCUSHUB. An exchange of anesthesia webinars, publications and resources developed by POCUS specialists.

http://usabcd.org

5/10 @ASRA_Society series on #pocus for anesthesiologists a great place to start as it @CJA_Journal #pocus series #BARA2020

https://rapm.bmj.com/content/42/3/289.long
@shaskinsMD @JanBoublikMDPhD @ChrisWuMD

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29411300/
@GoffiAlberto @richellekruiss @giovolpicelli

The sound of air: point-of-care lung ultrasound in perioperative medicine - PubMed

Because of the unique physical properties of the lungs, only a careful and systematic analysis of both artifacts and anatomical images allows accurate interpretation of sonographic findings. Future...

https://rapm.bmj.com/content/42/3/289.long

6/10 Lung ultrasound has been proving its worth in #pocusforcovid. Some essential resources #BARA2020

http://www.ics.ac.uk/ICS/ICS/FUSIC/FUSIC_COVID-19.aspx

…https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15082

https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article/21/9/941/5855021

7/10 The only paper you may ever need to read on POCUS for diaphragm dysfunction! #BARA2020

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/127/1/173/18738/Phrenic-Nerve-Palsy-and-Regional-Anesthesia-for

8/10 Airway ultrasound very useful in potential difficult airways - we are nowhere near as good as we think we are at predicting where the cricothyroid membrane is! #BARA2020 @docnavsid

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/129/6/1132/18277/Ultrasound-Is-Superior-to-Palpation-in-Identifying

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883944120306419?via%3Dihub

9/10 Again better than traditional methods at diagnosing bronchial intubation

https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/124/5/1012/14339/Auscultation-versus-Point-of-care-Ultrasound-to

10/10 Very much a taster of all the resources that are out there - best advice that I can give is find a mentor, scan everyone and delve into all the online research and content that is available!
Grateful to all the #ultrascoundrels to keep me learning every day! #BARA2020

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