Impact of echocardiography on patient management in the intensive care unit: An audit of district general hospital practice

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-344

  Orme, R M L'E ^a   Oram, M P ^a   McKinstry, C E ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Intensive care; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 60449109379     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen378     Document Type: Article

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