General
General
- Aboumarie. Cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound for critical care. Clin Med. 2026;epublished July 20th
- Delle Femine. Echocardiography in the Ventilated Patient: What the Clinician Has to Know. J Clin Med 2025;14:77
- Noor. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in Hemodynamic Assessment. Biomedicines 2025;13(6):1426
- Wattanasansomboon. Critical care echocardiography in shock: A comprehensive review: Critical care echocardiography in shock: A comprehensive review. Clin Crit Care 2023;31:e230019
Artificial Intelligence
- Alpert. Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Narrative Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2026;16(12):1921
- Maturi. Revolutionizing Cardiology: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography. J Clin Med 2025;14:625
- Mika. Ultrasonographic Applications of Novel Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Critically Ill Patients. J Pers Med 2024;14(3):286
Background
Pathophysiology
Conditions
Shock
- Giovenali. The Role of PoCUS in the Diagnosis and Early Monitoring of Cardiogenic Shock in the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2026;27(8):50103
- Noor. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in Hemodynamic Assessment. Biomedicines 2025;13:1426
- Pérez. Critical Care Ultrasound in Shock: A Comprehensive Review of Ultrasound Protocol for Hemodynamic Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit. J Clin Med 2024;13(18):5344
Heart Failure
- Kenny. Jugular Venous Doppler Ultrasound as a Non-Invasive Window to Right Heart Hemodynamics: A Narrative Review and Future Perspective. Ther Adv Pulm Crit Care Med 2025;20:29768675251359700
- Dini. Echocardiography in the assessment of heart failure patients. Diagnostics 2024;14:2730
- Fraile-Gutiérrez. Right ventricular dysfunction in the critically ill. Echocardiographic evaluation. Med Intensiva 2024;48(9):528-542
Cardiac Arrest
- Theophanous. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in Cardiac Arrest Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2026;16(10):1514
- Anto. Point-of-care-ultrasound in cardiac arrest: a useful tool for resuscitation. Front Med 2026;13:1795346
- Horn. Emergency Ultrasound in the Context of Cardiac Arrest and Circulatory Shock: “How to Avoid Cardiac Arrest”. Life 2025;15:646
- Gottlieb. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest: A Focused Review. J Acute Med 2025;15(3):77-85
- Latsios. The Role of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest; A Narrative Review. Arch Acad Emerg Med 2025;13(1):e68
- Horn. Emergency Ultrasound in the Context of Cardiac Arrest and Circulatory Shock: “How to Avoid Cardiac Arrest”. Life (Basel) 2025;15(4):646
Volume Status
- Mendes. Integrated haemodynamic monitoring of fluid responsiveness and fluid tolerance in critical care: from physiology to bedside applications. J Clin Monit Comput 2026;epublished July 10th
- Attou. Echocardiography-guided fluid resuscitation in critical illness: from fluid responsiveness to fluid tolerance. Front Anesthesiol 2026;5:1894770
- Shaul. Point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate volume status in congestive heart failure. J Cardiovasc Imaging 2026;34:17
- Guo. Ultrasound of the inferior vena cava for fluid therapy decisions: Strengths, limitations, and an integrated approach. J Int Med Res 2026;54(2):3000605261417916
- Kan. Demystifying Volume Status. An Ultrasound-Guided Physiologic Framework. Chest 2025;167(6):1667-1683
- Kaptein. Inferior vena cava ultrasound and other techniques for assessment of intravascular and extravascular volume: an update. Clin Kidney J 2023;16(11):1861-1877
Difficult-to-Image
ECMO
- Douflé. Ultrasound in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An ELSO State-of-the-Art Review. ASAIO J 2026;72(2):85-98
- Douflé. Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Intensive Care Med 2024;50(5):632-645
- Cha. Echocardiographic and Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) Guidance in the Management of the ECMO Patient. J Clin Med 2024;13(9):2630
- Martin-Villen. Role of ultrasound in the critical ill patient with ECMO. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed) 2024;48(1):46-55
Ventilated Patient
Complications
Complication
Monitoring & Investigations
General
- Lone. Beyond clinical congestion in acute heart failure: integrating lung ultrasound, venous Doppler, and echocardiographic hemodynamics for imaging-guided decongestion. Heart Fail Rev. 2026;31:84
- Guevarra. Point-of-care ultrasonography in the critical care unit: an update. Curr Cardiol Rep 2025;27(1):54
VExUS
- Huard. Venous congestion in critical care: combining VExUS, lung ultrasound, and echocardiography. Ann Intensive Care 2026;16:100127
- Bitar. Ultrasound indicators of organ venous congestion: a narrative review. Ann Intensive Care 2025;15(1):184
- Thayapran. Current appraisal of venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) and its applications in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Future Cardiol 2025;21(10):829-839
- Chin. Venous excess ultrasound: A mini-review and practical guide for its application in critically ill patients. World J Crit Care Med 2025;14(2):101708
- Campos-Sáenz. VExUS Protocol Along Cardiorenal Syndrome: An Updated Review. J Clin Med 2025;14(4):1334
- Assavapokee. Decoding VExUS: a practical guide for excelling in point-of-care ultrasound assessment of venous congestion. Ultrasound J 2024;16(1):48
- Koratala. Unlocking the Potential of VExUS in Assessing Venous Congestion: The Art of Doing It Right. Cardiorenal Med 2024;14(1):350-374
- Galarza Barrachina. Abdominal ultrasound and VExUS score in critical care. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed) 2023;47(11):658-667
Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Vetrugno. Transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac arrest: why, how, when, and where in clinical practice. J Anesth Analg Crit Care 2026;6:18
- Teran. Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Critical Care. J Intensive Care Med 2025;40(11):1133-1142
- Torre. Point-of-Care Transesophageal Echocardiography in Emergency and Intensive Care: An Evolving Imaging Modality. Biomedicines 2025;13(11):2680
Therapies
General
Last updated September 6th, 2026