Echocardiography in the intensive care unit: Current position, future directions

Journal of the Intensive Care Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-97

  Morris, Craig ^a   Bennett, Sean ^b   Burn, Steven ^a   Russell, Conn ^c   Jarman, Bob ^d   Swanevelder, Justiaan ^e  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Echocardiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RESUSCITATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953903686     PISSN: 17511437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/175114371001100204     Document Type: Article

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