Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound has been widely used by clinicians at the bedside in recent
years. Various types of point-of-care ultrasound practices are employed, especially
in pediatric emergency rooms and intensive care units. Pediatric intensive care specialists
perform point-of-care ultrasound virtually as a part of physical examination since
it provides just-in-time vital clinical information, which could assist in acute management
strategies in critically ill patients. Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter
using point-of-care ultrasound is a noninvasive and radiation-free technique to determine
raised intracranial pressure. Ophthalmic artery and central retinal artery Doppler
indices can be used as transcranial Doppler to assess raised intracranial pressure.
The aim of this review was to provide detailed information on ultrasonographic measurements
of optic nerve sheath diameter and central retinal artery Doppler indices as techniques
of interest for predicting increased intracranial pressure in pediatric patients in
view of the literature.
Keywords
optic nerve sheath diameter - orbital artery Doppler indices - pediatric intensive
care unit - point-of-care ultrasound
