Emerging Role of Bedside Ocular Ultrasound in EmergencyDepartment and Intensive Care Unit by Surjya Prasad Upadhyay*, Piyush N
Mallick, Waleed Elmatite, Vasu Kumar and Amit Jain
in Developmentsin Anaesthetics & Pain Management
Ultrasonography (US) is being
increasingly used outside the radiology suites into various areas like
operative room (OR), intensive care (ICU) and emergency department (ED) both as
diagnostic tool as well to guide interventions. The popularity and application
of US for vascular catheterization, thoracic and abdominal assessment in
ED and ICU has increased dramatically over the last decade. The orbital US is
one the simple, quick and potential imaging tool to assess not only
ocular pathology, but also act as window for intracranial pathology which
provide bedside, real time information. Ultrasound has become integral part
of ED and ICU and can be applied as bed side point of care in variety of
traumatic or non-traumatic ocular condition. This review provides updated
information on the emerging application of orbital US in ED and ICU for various
ocular and intracranial pathology.
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