A Modified Sonographic Algorithm for Image Acquisition in Life-Threatening Emergencies in the Critically Ill NewbornDaniel Ibarra-Ríos 1, Eunice Valeria Serpa-Maldonado 1, José Guadalupe Mantilla-Uresti 1, Rogelio Guillén-Torres 1, Naomi Aguilar-Martínez 2, Alejandra Sánchez-Cruz 3, Deneb Algedi Morales-Barquet 4, Rosario Becerra-Becerra 5, Horacio Márquez-González 6
1Hemodynamic Consultation and Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Neonate, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez (HIMFG), 2Neonatology Department, HIMFG, 3Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia Número 4, Luis Castelazo Ayala, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 4Head of Intermediate Care, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, 5Head of the Echocardiography Lab, HIMFG, 6Clinical Investigation Department, HIMFG
Here, we present a protocol that can be applied in the neonatal intensive care unit and the delivery room in relation to three scenarios: cardiac arrest, hemodynamic deterioration, or respiratory decompensation. This protocol can be performed with a state-of-the-art ultrasound machine or an affordable handheld device; an image acquisition protocol is carefully detailed.
