Cheong I, Bermeo M, Granberg G, Tamagnone FM. Tips for carotid ultrasound in the intensive care unit.
J Ultrasound 2023;
26:277-283. [PMID:
35918601 PMCID:
PMC10063759 DOI:
10.1007/s40477-022-00708-w]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The ultrasonography of carotid arteries plays a key role in evaluating cerebrovascular disease. There are some useful considerations to perform it correctly in the intensive care unit, such as using different kind of transducer, Doppler mode optimization, and the correct interpretation of the findings.
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