Rescue echocardiography/ultrasonography in the management of combined cardiac surgical and medical patients in a cardiac intensive care unit
Objectives Rescue point-of-care ultrasound (r-POCUS) in critical care medicine has
revolutionized the management of critically ill patients with hemodynamic instability.
However, clinical studies on its use among high-risk cardiac patients still are limited. The
authors aimed to assess the utility of r-POCUS for managing high-risk cardiac patients in a
mixed cardiac-surgical and cardiac-medical intensive care unit (ICU) in a quaternary care
hospital by reviewing the indications and findings of r-POCUS and subsequent effect on …
revolutionized the management of critically ill patients with hemodynamic instability.
However, clinical studies on its use among high-risk cardiac patients still are limited. The
authors aimed to assess the utility of r-POCUS for managing high-risk cardiac patients in a
mixed cardiac-surgical and cardiac-medical intensive care unit (ICU) in a quaternary care
hospital by reviewing the indications and findings of r-POCUS and subsequent effect on …