Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) differs from myocardial infarction in being
defined by troponin elevation apparently from cardiac ischemia with or without signs and …

Eecho DIDACTICS toward the patient's right shoulder, the parasternal long-axis view is
displayed. Rotation of the transducer 90 clockwise will display a short-axis view. From the …

The use of ultrasound in the acute care specialties of anesthesiology, intensive care,
emergency medicine, and surgery has evolved from discrete, office-based …

Hip fracture surgery is associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity; heart disease is
the leading cause and is often unrecognised and inadequately treated. Pre‐operative …

Health care systems are belligerently responding to the new coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a …

Focused echocardiography is becoming a widely used tool to aid clinical assessment by
anaesthetists and critical care physicians. At the present time, most physicians are not yet …

Ultrasound is a safe, portable, relatively inexpensive, and easily accessible imaging
modality, making it a useful diagnostic and monitoring tool in medicine. Anesthesiologists …

Conclusions Presently, our specialty requires consensus by expert stakeholders to address
issues of competence, certification, development of standards and terminology, and the …

Cardiac events remain the leading cause of peri‐operative morbidity and mortality, and
patients undergoing major surgery are exposed to significant risks which may be …

Objective: Delays to surgery for patients with geriatric hip fracture are associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association (AHA) and American …