Palipocus: The Use of POCUS in the Palliative Gare Setting

Palliative care is the holistic care of individuais with serious health-related suffering due to severe illness. The improving survival in malignant and non-malignant diseases results in an ageing population who tive with advanced chronic diseases that commonly present to acute care settings. With our improved ability to relief symptoms and treat intercurrent complications, imaging can be an important aspect of modem palliative care. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is ultrasound used at the bedside to answer directed clinical questions and guide clinical care. The goals of our review are to provide greater understanding about utility and appropriateness of the use of POCUS in palliative care. The use of POCUS in the clinical setting has increased substantially in recent years, and its characteristics make it an attractive diagnostic and therapeutic adjunct in palliative care, namely in home-based care.