Echocardiography in the intensive care unit

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 25-39

  Field, Larry C ^a   Guldan, George J ^a   Finley, Alan C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside cardiac ultrasonography; chemodynamics; Critical care; Echocardiography; Hand carried ultrasound; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CONTUSION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VOLUME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80054850190     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: 19405596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253211411734     Document Type: Article

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