Point-of-care ultrasound to assess volume status and pulmonary oedema in malaria patients.
Point-of-care ultrasound to assess volume status and pulmonary oedema in malaria patients.
01 Feb 2022
Fluid management is challenging in malaria patients given the risks associated with intravascular fluid depletion and iatrogenic fluid overload leading to pulmonary oedema. Given the limitations of the physical examination in guiding fluid therapy, we evaluated point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and lungs as a novel tool to assess volume status and detect early oedema in malaria patients.