Transthoracic echocardiography for cardiopulmonary monitoring in intensive care

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 700-707

  Jensen, M B ^a   Sloth, Erik ^a   Larsen, K M ^a   Schmidt, M B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Critical care, monitoring; Echocardiography, transthoracic, transoesophageal; Heart diseases, cardiac output low, heart failure, myocardial ischaemia

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4644296125     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504009068     Document Type: Article

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