Routine transthoracic echocardiography in a general Intensive Care Unit: An 18 month survey in 704 patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Marcelino, Paulo Alexandre ^a   Marum, Susan Marques ^a   Fernandes, Ana Paula Matos ^a   Germano, Nuno ^a   Lopes, Mario G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Data acquisition; Intensive care; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CARDIOMEGALY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749102768     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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