Thoracic ultrasound: Potential new tool for physiotherapists in respiratory management. A narrative review

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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Thoracic ultrasound: Potential new tool for physiotherapists in respiratory management. A narrative review

Belaid Bouhemad Aymeric Le Neindre Silvia Mongodi François Philippart

subject

Lung Diseases Pleural effusion Mechanical Ventilation medicine.medical_treatment Follow-Up M-Mode Sonography Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Critically-Ill Patients 0302 clinical medicine Outcome Assessment Health Care Medicine Community-Acquired Pneumonia 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive-Care Lung Physiotherapy Ultrasonography medicine.diagnostic_test Ultrasound 3. Good health Diaphragm (structural system)Lung Ultrasound Chest Radiography Thoracic Respiratory therapy medicine.medical_specialty Critical Care Point-of-Care Systems Diaphragm Chest physiotherapy 03 medical and health sciences Intensive care [ SDV.MHEP ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology Ultrasound Humans Intensive care medicine Obstructive Pulmonary-Disease Physical Therapy Modalities Mechanical ventilation business.industry Auscultation Semiology medicine.disease Respiration Disorders Diaphragmatic Movement Pleural Effusion Outcome assessment 030228 respiratory system Physical therapy business [SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology

description

International audience; The use of diagnostic ultrasound by physiotherapists is not a new concept; it is frequently performed in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Physiotherapists currently lack accurate, reliable, sensitive, and valid measurements for the assessment of the indications and effectiveness of chest physiotherapy. Thoracic ultrasound may be a promising tool for the physiotherapist and could be routinely performed at patients' bedsides to provide real-time and accurate information on the status of pleura, lungs, and diaphragm; this would allow for assessment of lung aeration from interstitial syndrome to lung consolidation with much better accuracy than chest x-rays or auscultation. Diaphragm excursion and contractility may also be assessed by ultrasound. This narrative review refers to lung and diaphrag multrasound semiology and describes how physiotherapists could use this tool in their clinical decision-making processes in various cases of respiratory disorders. The use of thoracic ultrasound semiology alongside typical examinations may allow for the guiding, monitoring, and evaluating of chest physiotherapy treatments. Thoracic ultrasound is a potential new tool for physiotherapists. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2016-02-01

10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.10.014 https://hal-univ-bourgogne.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01429186