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Ultrasound (US) has received increasing interest from chest physicians in recent years especially in Respiratory ICU (RICU) settings. US examination is a valuable method in diagnosis of various thoracic conditions including pleural or pericardial effusion, empyema, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia. Its bedside application, easy to learn, short examination time, lower cost, guiding biopsy procedures, altering treatment plans and shortening ICU stay made US a valuable indispensable routine tool in daily management of critically ill RICU patients.
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Salah, H. Diagnostic impact of integrating ultrasonography into routine practice in respiratory intensive care units. Egypt J Bronchol 8, 66–69 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1687-8426.145686
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