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R I Med J (2013)
; 107(1): 29-31, 2024 Jan 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38166074
ABSTRACT
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly popular in the field of anesthesiology and is being incorporated into anesthesia resident education. Ultrasound provides a portable, quick, and inexpensive diagnostic tool to help guide clinicians in their decision making and management of medically complex patients. One important utilization of POCUS is helping to guide management of undifferentiated hypotension. We present a case of a patient who underwent a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure who then suffered from hypotension in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). POCUS was used to help identify the cause of the patient's hypotension and led to the diagnosis of a pericardial effusion.
Subject(s)
Hypotension , Pericardial Effusion , Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement , Humans , Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods , Pericardial Effusion/diagnostic imaging , Pericardial Effusion/etiology , Ultrasonography/methods , Point-of-Care Testing
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R I Med J (2013)
; 106(1): 17-19, 2023 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36706201