Ntoumenopoulos George, Pizimolas Georgina A, Mani Sarine, Hayward Simon, Lockstone Jane
Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Perth Hospital Perth AUS.
Department of Physiotherapy, The Queensland Children's Hospital Brisbane AUS.
POCUS J. 2024 Nov 15;9(2):9-11. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v9i2.17854. eCollection 2024.
Lung Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) strongly influences physiotherapy and respiratory therapy clinical decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU). The uptake of Lung POCUS training by physiotherapists and respiratory therapists is low in some countries, often due to many barriers to its implementation. The safe and appropriate integration of Lung POCUS into physiotherapy and respiratory therapy clinical practice may be achieved by various means. This article describes the pathway for physiotherapists to become Lung POCUS-accredited in Australia, focusing on a novel fast-track approach that may apply internationally and in other professions, such as respiratory therapy. While a fast-track approach is resource intensive, such resource allocation may be justified to support the growth of Lung POCUS in physiotherapy and respiratory therapy practice where mentor support may be inconsistent, lacking, or absent.
肺部床旁超声（POCUS）对重症监护病房（ICU）的物理治疗和呼吸治疗临床决策有重大影响。在一些国家，物理治疗师和呼吸治疗师对肺部POCUS培训的接受程度较低，这通常是由于其实施存在诸多障碍。可通过多种方式实现将肺部POCUS安全、适当地整合到物理治疗和呼吸治疗临床实践中。本文介绍了澳大利亚物理治疗师获得肺部POCUS认证的途径，重点介绍了一种新颖的快速通道方法，该方法可能适用于国际范围以及呼吸治疗等其他专业。虽然快速通道方法资源密集，但在物理治疗和呼吸治疗实践中，当导师支持可能不一致、缺乏或不存在时，这种资源分配可能是合理的，以支持肺部POCUS的发展。
