Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) as an Extension of the Physical Examination in Patients with Bacteremia or Candidemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In general, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the first diagnostic test used for patients with bacteremia or candidemia and clinical signs of Infective Endocarditis (IE). Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be used in addition to physical examination for the detection of structural heart disease and valve abnormalities.

Objective

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of POCUS for the detection of signs suggestive of IE, including vegetation, valvular regurgitation, structural heart disease, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and septic embolisms, in patients with bacteremia or candidemia.

Design

Observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study using convenience sampling.

Setting

Six Spanish academic hospitals.

Patients

Adult patients with bacte

SUBMITTER: Lopez Palmero S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9267352 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature