Clinical applications of the venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) score: conceptual review and case series.
Clinical applications of the venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) score: conceptual review and case series.
- 2021
The importance of functional right ventricular failure and resultant splanchnic venous congestion has long been under-appreciated and is difficult to assess by traditional physical examination and standard diagnostic imaging. The recent development of the venous excess ultrasound score (VExUS) and growth of point-of-care ultrasound in the last decade has made for a potentially very useful clinical tool. We review the rationale for its use in several pathologies and illustrate with several clinical cases where VExUS was pivotal in clinical management.
English
2524-8987
10.1186/s13089-021-00232-8 [doi] 10.1186/s13089-021-00232-8 [pii] PMC8214649 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
The importance of functional right ventricular failure and resultant splanchnic venous congestion has long been under-appreciated and is difficult to assess by traditional physical examination and standard diagnostic imaging. The recent development of the venous excess ultrasound score (VExUS) and growth of point-of-care ultrasound in the last decade has made for a potentially very useful clinical tool. We review the rationale for its use in several pathologies and illustrate with several clinical cases where VExUS was pivotal in clinical management.
English
2524-8987
10.1186/s13089-021-00232-8 [doi] 10.1186/s13089-021-00232-8 [pii] PMC8214649 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Emergency Medicine
Journal Article