• Hari Kalagara, Bradley Coker, Neal S Gerstein, Promil Kukreja, Lev Deriy, Albert Pierce, and Matthew M Townsley.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2022 Apr 1; 36 (4): 1132-1147.

AbstractPoint-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable bedside diagnostic tool for a variety of expeditious clinical assessments or as guidance for a multitude of acute care procedures. Varying aspects of nearly all organ systems can be evaluated using POCUS and, with the increasing availability of affordable ultrasound systems over the past decade, many now refer to POCUS as the 21st-century stethoscope. With the current available and growing evidence for the clinical value of POCUS, its utility across the perioperative arena adds enormous benefit to clinical decision-making. Cardiothoracic anesthesiologists routinely have used portable ultrasound systems for nearly as long as the technology has been available, making POCUS applications a natural extension of existing cardiothoracic anesthesia practice. This narrative review presents a broad discussion of the utility of POCUS for the cardiothoracic anesthesiologist in varying perioperative contexts, including the preoperative clinic, the operating room (OR), intensive care unit (ICU), and others. Furthermore, POCUS-related education, competence, and certification are addressed.Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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