Emergency echocardiography.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2011 Nov;29(4):759-87
Authors: Weekes AJ, Quirke DP
Abstract
Emergency echocardiography refers to the use of cardiac ultrasound to address critical and time-sensitive clinical questions during the initial evaluation and treatment of the critically ill patient presenting to the emergency department. The information obtained can be pivotal to a physician's clinical decision making and can guide further diagnostic or therapeutic interventions. This article provides an evidence-based discussion of the common uses of emergency transthoracic echocardiography, as well as its benefits and limitations in the current practice of emergency medicine.
PMID: 22040706 [PubMed - in process]