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International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound : 2025 focused update of the 2012 recommendations.

Intensive care medicine·July 1, 2026·PMID 42257880

Why it matters

Emergency physicians rely on PoCLUS for rapid bedside diagnosis. This update synthesizes a decade of new evidence into actionable, expert-vetted guidance, helping clinicians apply lung ultrasound more effectively and understand its standalone diagnostic value and limitations.

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