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July 30, 2026Journal of the Intensive Care Society

The impact of physiotherapy led lung ultrasound on patient management: A single centre service evaluation

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ESEma SwingwoodUniversity of the West of EnglandTLTroels Haxholdt LunnUniversity of CopenhagenOJOlivia JamesUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

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Service evaluation shows lung ultrasound can enhance physiotherapy interventions and optimize resources in critically ill patients.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the practice and implications of physiotherapy-led lung ultrasound in critically ill patients.
  • Single-centre, prospective service evaluation conducted between September 2024 and May 2025.
  • Data collected included patient demographics, scan indications, findings, and intervention changes.
  • Descriptive statistics were used to summarize outcomes.
  • 117 scans were completed, predominantly in post-cardiac surgery patients (37%).
  • Lung ultrasound identified lobar collapse and pleural effusion most frequently, reducing diagnostic uncertainty in 97% of cases.
  • Intervention changes occurred in 76% of cases, with 39% of assessments predicting reduced imaging and treatment duration.

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Swingwood et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af59760e2b924d3ea2230https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437261471434
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