Implementation of physiotherapy-led lung ultrasound in the intensive care unit.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Australian Health Review Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1071/AH23045

Jane Lockstone, Matt Brain, Nadia Zalucki, George Ntoumenopoulos

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Abstract

The use of lung ultrasound (LUS) in clinical settings is emerging as an important tool in the assessment of lung pathology and/or function and has gained considerable acceptance. LUS is being integrated into clinical care by trained respiratory physiotherapists and has been shown to influence physiotherapists' clinical decision-making in the respiratory management of patients. Considering the use of LUS by physiotherapy is in its infancy and still evolving, there is likely variability in the ability and confidence of physiotherapists to use LUS in clinical practice, both in Australia and internationally. While the UK has had a rapid increase in the number of LUS-accredited physiotherapists (n = 111), the number of LUS-accredited physiotherapists in Australia remains very low (n = 4). There is a growing body of work in the UK on physiotherapy-led LUS in respiratory care, however, there is currently little work published on the practicalities of training and establishing physiotherapy-led LUS in Australia. This report describes the training and implementation of physiotherapy-led LUS in the intensive care unit from a regional hospital perspective.

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在重症监护室实施物理疗法引导的肺部超声检查。

肺部超声（LUS）在临床环境中的应用正在成为评估肺部病理学和/或功能的重要工具，并已获得相当大的认可。LUS正由训练有素的呼吸理疗师纳入临床护理，并已被证明会影响理疗师在患者呼吸管理中的临床决策。考虑到物理疗法对LUS的使用尚处于起步阶段，并且仍在发展，在澳大利亚和国际上，物理治疗师在临床实践中使用LUS的能力和信心可能存在差异。虽然英国LUS认可的理疗师人数迅速增加（n = 111），澳大利亚经LUS认证的理疗师人数仍然很低（n = 4）。在英国，越来越多的工作是在呼吸护理中以理疗为主导的LUS，然而，目前很少有关于在澳大利亚培训和建立以理疗为导向的LUS的实用性的工作发表。本报告从地区医院的角度描述了在重症监护室进行理疗引导的LUS的培训和实施。

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Australian Health Review 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

5.60%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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