Impact of a Multisystemic Ultrasound Protocol in Patients of Polyvalent Intensive Care Units

Impact of a Multisystemic Ultrasound Protocol in Patients of Polyvalent Intensive Care Units. Multicenter Controlled Study

Ultrasound is a widely used tool for clinicians to manage severe acute patients, seeking to improve the limitations of traditional physical examination and special studies that require patient transfers and can be harmful. This study aims to determine that a pre-established protocol of multiorganic point-of-care ultrasound can be beneficial performed systematically in a critical care patient, improving the diagnosis, detecting hidden anomalies, generating changes in therapy and guiding interventions. A multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial, against a conventional therapy group is designed. The study group underwent an ultrasound protocol at the entrance of an ICU, of optic, pulmonary, cardiac, abdominal and guide of interventions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admitted to the ICU with the requirement of Ventilatory Mechanical Assistance, and admitted for trauma, sepsis, shock of any cause, and postoperative major surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• More than 12 hours of previous hospitalization.
• Those who refuse to enter the protocol.
• Those considered by the treating team to be out of recovery possibilities or to enter to support Organ donation.