Focused Cardiovascular Ultrasound Performed by Anesthesiologists in the Perioperative Period: Feasible and Alters Patient Management

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 450-456

  Cowie, Brian ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

focused transthoracic echocardiography, anesthesiologist, perioperative

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART MURMURS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650518996     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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