Advances in ultrasound technology continue to enhance its diagnostic applications in daily
medical practice. Bedside echocardiographic examination has become useful to properly …

This is the second of a two-part review on the application of bedside ultrasonography in the
ICU. In this part, the following procedures will be covered:(1) echocardiography and …

Ultrasonography has become an invaluable tool in the management of critically ill patients.
Its safety and portability allow for use at the bedside to provide rapid, detailed information …

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic capability of a hand-carried ultrasound device (HCU) in
critically ill patients when using conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as a …

Objective: Portable ultrasound is now used routinely in many ICUs for various clinical
applications. Echocardiography performed by noncardiologists, both transesophageal and …

Echocardiography is increasingly used in the management of the critically ill patient as a
non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring tool. Whilst in few countries specialized national …

As emphasised by Price et al. in their review published in this issue of Intensive Care
Medicine [1], a large number of cardiac conditions can be diagnosed and analysed by …

The use of point of care echocardiography by non-cardiologist in acute care settings such as
the emergency department (ED) or the intensive care unit (ICU) is very common. Unlike …

Ultrasound applications in perioperative medicine have expanded enormously over the past
decade. Transoesophageal echocardiography has been performed by anaesthetists during …

Objective: To assess the efficacy of a limited, tailored training program for noncardiologist
residents without experience in ultrasound to reach competence in basic critical care …