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Transthoracic echocardiography performed by intensive care fellows: is minimal focused training enough?

Authors: M Almaani, M Alabdrab Alnabi, D Bainbridge, R Taneja

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has an important role in the diagnosis of shock in the ICU. There is evidence that noncardiologist residents can address simple clinical questions in the ICU with TTE [1]. We conducted this study to evaluate whether ICU fellows, with minimal focused training in TTE, could reliably acquire good-quality images in critically ill patients. …

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Title: Transthoracic echocardiography performed by intensive care fellows: is minimal focused training enough?
Authors: M Almaani
M Alabdrab Alnabi
D Bainbridge
R Taneja
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9445

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