Open AccessDiagnostic performance of point-of-use ultrasound of resuscitation outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 3265 patients
Author(s) -
Maciej Dudek,
Łukasz Szarpak,
W. Frank Peacock,
Aleksandra Gąsecka,
Tomasz Michalski,
Paweł Wróblewski,
Halla Kamińska,
Gabriela Borkowska,
Ewa Skrzypek,
Adam Smereka,
Jarosław Meyer-Szary,
Sylwia Marciniak,
Mariola Malecka
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.a2021.0044
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , resuscitation , systematic review , return of spontaneous circulation , medline , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , intensive care medicine , cardiology , emergency medicine , political science , law
Echocardiography in the setting of resuscitation can provide information as to the cause of the cardiac arrest, as well as indicators of futility. This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to determine the value of point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) in the assessment of survival for adult patients with cardiac arrest.