Echocardiography for cardiopulmonary optimization in the intensive care unit: Should we expand its use?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1069-1070

  Jensen, M B ^a   Sloth, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDITORIAL; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART PRELOAD; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 4644244152     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00465.x     Document Type: Editorial

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