Lung ultrasound in the critically ill: The blue protocol

Abstract

The tools of the BLUE-protocol:�Basic notions: the indispensable.- Which unit.- Which probe.- Specific notions.- The seven principles of L.U.C.I..- The BLUE-points.- The 10 signatures at a glance.- The pleural line.- The A-profile and the A-line.- The A-profile and lung sliding.- The B-line.- Interstitial syndrome and lung rockets.- The B-profile, the B-profile.- The A-profile and pneumothorax.- PLAPS.- PLAPS and pleural effusion.- PLAPS and lung consolidation. The C-profile.- BLUE-DVT. Deep venous thrombosis in the BLUE-protocol.- Simple emergency cardiac sonography.- The BLUE-protocol in clinical use:�Basic principle of the BLUE-protocol. The 8 profiles. The data.- Excluded patients of the BLUE-protocol.- Frequently asked questions on the BLUE-protocol.- The BLUE-protocol and pneumonia.-�The BLUE-protocol and acute hemodynamic pulmonary edema.- The BLUE-protocol, asthma and COPD.- The BLUE-protocol and pulmonary embolism.-�The BLUE-protocol and pneumothorax.-�The main products derived from the BLUE-protocol:�Pink-protocol (lung ultrasound in ARDS).- The LUCI-FLR project (decrease of medical irradiation).- FALLS-protocol (heart, lung, venous ultrasound in management of acute circulatory failure).-�SESAME-protocol (ultrasound in cardiac arrest).-�Extension of lung ultrasound to specific disciplines, wider settings, various considerations: Lung ultrasound in the neonate.-�All specialties involved in lung ultrasound.-�Critical ultrasound, lung, heart and DVT apart.-�The Extended BLUE-protocol.-�Non critical ultrasound.-�Various considerations.-�How to learn the BLUE-protocol.-�Holistic ultrasound, a new definition - how it can impact critical medicine.-�Lung artifacts from A to Z.