Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Inpatient Perioperative Medical Management: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is becoming an increasingly relevant tool in hospital medicine, but its effective application in inpatient perioperative medicine remains to be determined. Much of the POCUS literature describes its use by anesthesiologists to evaluate cardiac function, volume status, pulmonary findings, and gastric volume. Objective: To identify, evaluate, and synthesize all available literature investigating the use of point-of-care ultrasound and associated clinical outcomes in inpatient perioperative medical management. Patients and Methods: A systematic review was designed using the PRISMA guidelines with sources of literature including Ovid, PubMed, Scopus, and the Web of Science. Literature search was conducted for published work

SUBMITTER: Jarsania DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12565269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature