TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Emerging Role of Ultrasound in Obstetric Patients A1 - Sharkey, Aidan A2 - Hess, Philip E. A2 - Li, Yunping A2 - Kowalczyk, John J. A2 - Stiles, Justin K. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Obstetric Anesthesia: Quick References & Practical Guides AB - Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) encompasses an umbrella term for the use of ultrasound for diagnostic, monitoring, or therapeutic purposes. The evolution of ultrasound devices from large cart-based machines to handheld pocket probes has expanded the pool of users for this technology as well as its range of applications.1 Obstetric anesthesiologists have a wide range of use for POCUS in both low- and high-risk parturients. The routine application of POCUS may encompass its use for facilitating procedures, such as vascular access, regional anesthesia techniques as well as assessing airway/lung/cardiac/intracranial and abdominal pathologies that may be encountered in the peripartum period (Fig. 22-1). The integration of POCUS into clinical practice was once deemed a desired skill but is fast becoming a prerequisite skill for obstetrical anesthesiologists to provide best patient care. This chapter will focus on the current and evolving use of ultrasound within obstetric anesthesia. Detailed description of ultrasound technology along with descriptive methods of obtaining and optimizing views is beyond the scope of this chapter. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199673669 ER -