BLUE protocol ultrasonography in Emergency Department patients presenting with acute dyspnea

Bekgoz, Burak; Kılıçaslan, İSA; Bildik, FİKRET; Keleş, AYFER; Demircan, AHMET; Hakoglu, Onur; Coskun, Gulhan; Demir, Huseyin

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.028

BLUE protocol ultrasonography in Emergency Department patients presenting with acute dyspnea

Bekgoz B., Kılıçaslan İ., Bildik F., Keleş A., Demircan A., Hakoglu O., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.37, sa.11, ss.2020-2027, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.02.028
Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2020-2027
Anahtar Kelimeler: Dyspnea, BLUE protocol, Bedside lung ultrasonography, Emergency Department, LUNG ULTRASOUND, DIAGNOSIS, ACCURACY, FAILURE
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Dyspnea is a common Emergency Department (ED) symptom requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. The bedside lung ultrasonography in emergency (BLUE) protocol is defined as a bedside diagnostic tool in intensive care units. The aim of this study was to investigate the test performance characteristics of the BLUE-protocol ultrasonography in ED patients presenting with acute dyspnea.