Cesar Henriquez-Camacho
University Hopsital Foundation Alcorcon, Spain
Title: POCUS: Approach to the patient using point-of-care ultrasound
Biography
Biography: Cesar Henriquez-Camacho
Abstract
Bedside ultrasound evaluation is a simple diagnostic method for infections and can be performed by clinicians promptly at the
bedside, using simple equipment and without irradiation. The discovery of the foci using ultrasound often enables prompt
antimicrobial therapy and even early ultrasound-guided procedure, facilitating earlier microbiology confirmation. These procedures
are made safer using ultrasound by the clinician. Future challenges for an infectious diseases specialist include training and gaining
experience about the appropriate use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).