Point of Care Ultrasound [POCUS] in Cardiac Arrest

Reihan, Muhammad Saad; Sobh, Eman; Hassan, Ahmed A. Abbas; Ahmed, Gihan Abdelhalim A; Mohyeldin, Mohamed Moanes Mohammed; Omar, Mohamad A.; Dabash, Tarek Ahmed Ahmed; Mostafa, Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed

doi:10.21608/ijma.2022.155497.1493

	Point of Care Ultrasound [POCUS] in Cardiac Arrest
International Journal of Medical Arts
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 7, July 2022, Page 2471-2478 PDF (827.86 K)
Document Type: Review Article
DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2022.155497.1493
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Authors
Muhammad Saad Reihan ¹^{, 2}; Eman Sobh ³^{, 4}; Ahmed A. Abbas Hassan ⁵; Gihan Abdelhalim A Ahmed²; Mohamed Moanes Mohammed Mohyeldin⁶; Mohamad A. Omar ¹; Tarek Ahmed Ahmed Dabash¹; Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mostafa¹
¹Department of Cardiology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt
²Alghad International College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine (for girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
⁴Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medical rehabilitation sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
⁵Department of Anesthesiology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute , Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Cairo, Egypt
⁶Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency affecting many adults around the world. The quality and efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] are associated with improved survival. Reported differences in CPR performance and survival among centres have motivated the resuscitation community to develop guidelines and tools to improve CPR outcomes. Many tools are proposed for the assessment of cardiac arrest aiming for identifying the underlying cause, especially reversible ones, assessing the response of the patient to resuscitation in order to restore the normal circulation. Each of these tools have its own limitations and even failure of improving survival rates. Point of care ultrasound [POCUS] is increasingly used in the emergency department. The application and utilization of POCUS is still below what is expected. This may be attributed to the fact that ultrasound is operator-dependent. However, in presence of a well-trained expert, POCUS may improve outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This review will highlight the role of POCUS in cardiac arrest.
Keywords
POCUS; Point of care ultrasound; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiac arrest


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