M. Tang

Point-of-care ultrasound in emergency department sepsis and septic shock: a pragmatic framework for source-oriented assessment and physiologic reassessment

In emergency department (ED) sepsis and septic shock, early management is often dominated by two bedside uncertainties: identifying a clinically plausible infection source and determining whether additional fluid is likely to improve perfusion or worsen pulmonary or systemic congestion. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)...