Resumen
Objetivo: Identificar la aplicabilidad de la ecografía a pie de cama por parte del personal de enfermería para evaluar la inserción de sondas enterales y gástricas, así como el volumen residual gástrico en pacientes críticos. Métodos: Revisión integrativa realizada en septiembre de 2023 en las bases de datos de la Biblioteca Virtual de Salud y PubMed, utilizando los descriptores ultrasonido, enfermeras, ultrasonografía y enfermeras. Resultados: La muestra consistió en seis artículos, publicados entre 2016 y 2022. Los hallazgos sugieren que la ecografía a pie de cama puede ser aplicada por el personal de enfermería en pacientes críticos para medir el volumen residual gástrico, un método con respaldo científico para guiar la nutrición enteral y reducir las interrupciones dietéticas. Otro uso de la ecografía por parte del personal de enfermería es confirmar la posición de la sonda nasogástrica (SNG) y la sonda nasoentérica (SNE), lo que permite una alimentación más rápida y una menor exposición a los rayos X. Consideraciones finales: El uso de la ecografía a pie de cama por parte del personal de enfermería es una herramienta eficaz y segura en la atención de pacientes críticos, promoviendo la nutrición enteral y reduciendo los riesgos y retrasos en la atención.
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