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01-11-2014 | Editorial

Echography is mandatory for the initial management of critically ill patients: No

Authors: Giovanni Volpicelli, Martin Balik, Dimitris Georgopoulos

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2014

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The potentials of point-of-care ultrasound (US) and fair expectations of its utility in the ICU are sometimes reappraised by the general paucity of the literature on the topic, mainly due to the relative novelty of many applications of US. While many studies showed the practical utility and diagnostic accuracy of US, bedside application of US does not necessarily improve patient outcome. Moreover, the convenience of US based on saving costs and time and also in terms of improved efficiency has been hypothesized, but not so far fully demonstrated. This may have influenced the fact that US is still not considered the standard of care for many applications in the ICU. …

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Title: Echography is mandatory for the initial management of critically ill patients: No
Authors: Giovanni Volpicelli
Martin Balik
Dimitris Georgopoulos
Publication date: 01-11-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2014
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3469-3

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