Targeted neonatal echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit: Practice guidelines and recommendations for training

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 715-736

  Mertens, Luc ^a   Seri, Istvan ^b   Marek, Jan ^c   Arlettaz, Romaine ^d   Barker, Piers ^e   McNamara, Patrick ^a   Moon Grady, Anita J ^f   Coon, Patrick D ^g   Noori, Shahab ^b   Simpson, John ^h   Lai, Wyman W ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^h EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonatologists; Pediatric cardiologists; Preterm neonate; Term neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL;

EID: 84856383717     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer181     Document Type: Article

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