Hemodynamic instability and inadequate cardiac performance are common in critically ill
children. The clinical assessment of hemodynamic status is reliant upon physical …

The role of functional echocardiography in neonatal intensive care unit is rapidly evolving,
and increasingly neonatologists are using it in making clinical decisions in sick infants …

Despite significant advances in our ability to monitor complex and clinically relevant
hemodynamic variables, 1-3 in most neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), cardiovascular …

Functional echocardiography (fECHO) is the bedside use of ultrasound to longitudinally
assess myocardial function, systemic and pulmonary blood flow, and intra and extracardiac …

Pediatric echocardiography as performed and interpreted by pediatric cardiologists provides
details of cardiac structure and function as well as hemodynamic data. Functional …

One of the major challenges of neonatal intensive care is the early detection and
management of circulatory failure. Routine clinical assessment of the hemodynamic status of …

This review article is focused on an overview of the most common applications of functional
neonatal echocardiography also called targeted neonatal echocardiography or …

In the neonatal and pediatric intensive care setting, bedside cardiac ultrasound is often used
to assess ventricular dimensions and function. Depending upon the underlying disease …

Functional echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in the pediatric and neonatal
intensive care unit.“Point-of-care,”“target,” or “focus” echocardiography allows bedside …

Hemodynamic compromise of the neonate can occur in various clinical situations, including
but not limited to maladaptation during the early transitional period, sepsis, congenital heart …