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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 1/2006

01-01-2006 | Editorial

Echocardiography in the ICU: time for widespread use!

Authors: Bernard P. Cholley, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Alexandre Mebazaa

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2006

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As emphasised by Price et al. in their review published in this issue of Intensive Care Medicine [1], a large number of cardiac conditions can be diagnosed and analysed by echocardiography in critically ill patients. Over the past 15 years, many intensivists, aware that echocardiography was a powerful diagnostic tool, attended cardiac ultrasound courses and training. In parallel, a number of intensive care units (ICUs) have adopted echocardiography as part of their armamentarium for cardiovascular evaluation. …
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Title
Echocardiography in the ICU: time for widespread use!
Authors
Bernard P. Cholley
Antoine Vieillard-Baron
Alexandre Mebazaa
Publication date
01-01-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2833-8

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