Introduction This narrative review focusing on critical care echocardiography (CCE) has
been written by a group of experts in the field, with the aim of outlining the state of the art in …

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

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 …

Objectives To assess the impact of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) on therapeutic
management in relation to pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) in the ICU. Design …

Background The use of echocardiography in the critically ill presents specific challenges.
However, information of direct relevance to clinical management can be obtained relating to …

Background Over recent decades, echocardiography has become a pivotal diagnostic tool
for the assessment of patients with hemodynamic compromise in general intensive care …

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 …

Background Echocardiography has been shown to positively impact on the management of
the critically ill patient. However, many published studies have a significant bias towards …

Critical care transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is useful in characterizing shock
states encountered by intensivists when transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) gives …

Background: The efficacy of transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been evaluated
predominantly in medical and cardiac surgical ICUs. This article reviews the pertinent …