Competence of intensivists in focused transthoracic echocardiography in intensive care unit: A prospective observational study

Conclusion: Intensivists with requisite training in TTE were able to perform focused echocardiography with comparable accuracy to that of cardiologists. Further studies are required to elucidate the therapeutic implications of fTTE performed by the intensivists.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - May 17, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Muthapillai Senthilnathan Pankaj Kundra Sandeep Kumar Mishra Savitri Velayudhan Ajith Ananthakrishna Pillai Source Type: research