Study objectives: Echocardiography can be a rapid, noninvasive, objective tool in the
assessment of ventricular function and preload during resuscitation of a critically ill or injured …

Objective. Echocardiography can be a rapid, noninvasive, objective tool in the assessment
of ventricular function and preload during resuscitation of a critically ill or injured child. We …

Background: Point of care ultrasound, including focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS), is a
diagnostic tool with rising popularity, particularly in the pediatric emergency department …

Background Focused echocardiographic examinations performed by intensivists and
emergency room physicians can be a valuable tool for diagnosing and managing the …

Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) is a core competency for pediatric
emergency medicine (PEM) fellows. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate test …

Objectives: Emergency department (ED) bedside echocardiography may offer useful
information on cardiac function and volume status. The authors evaluated the accuracy of …

Echocardiography is a key tool for hemodynamic assessment in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
Focused echocardiography performed by nonspecialist physicians has a limited scope, and …

Point-of-care echocardiography is a goal-directed bedside ultrasound that can aid clinical
decision making, enhance diagnostic confidence, and facilitate judicious consultation in the …

Objectives: The following review will describe the use of focused cardiac ultrasound
performed by noncardiologists and its role as an acute hemodynamic monitoring tool in …

Objective: To determine whether emergency physicians (EPs) with goal‐directed training
can use echocardiography to accurately assess left ventricular function (LVF) in hypotensive …