An international survey exploring the adoption and utility of diagnostic lung ultrasound by physiotherapists and respiratory therapists in intensive care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an emerging assessment tool for intensive care unit (ICU) therapists (physiotherapists, physical therapists and respiratory therapists) to aid pathology identification, intervention selection, clinical reasoning and as an outcome measure to assess intervention efficacy. However, the extent of LUS adoption and use by ICU therapists internationally has not been described in the literature.

Objectives

This survey explored the interest in LUS amongst ICU therapists internationally. In addition, LUS training, use in clinical practice and barriers to implementation were also explored. The survey findings were used to facilitate recommendations for future adoption.

Methods

International ICU therapists were invited to answer a 37 question

SUBMITTER: Lau YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10572484 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature