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Dr. Lior Fuchs

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Medical Intensive Care Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva P.O.Box 151, Israel
Interests: point-of-care ultrasound in acute care; artificial-intelligence-based real-time tools; medical education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, POCUS in acute care has infiltrated many clinical settings, mainly due to technological advancements that improve handheld POCUS-designated machines, enhance imaging quality, reduce machine costs, afford AI-based applications, and offer improved telemedicine usability. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements in acute-care POCUS technologies, new applications. We would also ask researchers to submit clinical studies that show outcome advantages using acute-care POCUS. Our interests include, but are not limited to, the following:

Automatic tools for different ultrasonographic measurements, such as real-time automatic EF, cardiac ultrasound views acquisition guidance, automatic stroke volume measurements, etc.;
AI-based data to improve real-time POCUS performance and reading;
Clinical studies and reviews in POCUS utilization and impact on patient care, outcomes, or management.

Dr. Lior Fuchs
Guest Editor

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Keywords

point-of-care ultrasound
hemodynamic monitoring
artificial inteligence
lung ultrasound
prediction of volume responsiveness
ejection fraction

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Novel Tools to Assess Muscle Sarcopenic Process in ICU Patients: Are They Worthwhile?

by Sergio Ruiz-Santana and Carmen Rosa Hernández-Socorro

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(10), 3473; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12103473 - 15 May 2023

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Critical illness induces hypercatabolic response with severe loss of lean body mass, this being a key symptom in patients with prolonged ICU stay and is associated with acquired muscle weakness, long-term mechanical ventilation, fatigue, delayed recovery, and poor quality of life after ICU [...] Read more.

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancements in Acute-Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

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Assessment of Pulmonary Circulation of Critically Ill Patients Based on Critical Care Ultrasound

by Shiyi Gong, Xin Ding and Xiaoting Wang

J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(3), 722; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13030722 - 26 Jan 2024

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Pulmonary circulation is crucial in the human circulatory system, facilitating the oxygenation of blood as it moves from the right heart to the lungs and then to the left heart. However, during critical illness, pulmonary microcirculation can be vulnerable to both intrapulmonary and extrapulmonary injuries. To assess these potential injuries in critically ill patients, critical point-of-care ultrasound can be used to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lung, pulmonary vein, and left atrium along the direction of blood flow. This assessment is particularly valuable for common ICU diseases such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiogenic pulmonary edema. It has significant potential for diagnosing and treating these conditions in critical care medicine. Full article

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