Purpose To provide consensus, and a list of experts' recommendations regarding the basic
skills for head-to-toe ultrasonography in the intensive care setting. Methods The Executive …

Introduction This narrative review focusing on critical care echocardiography (CCE) has
been written by a group of experts in the field, with the aim of outlining the state of the art in …

Background Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a simplified, clinician-performed
application of echocardiography that is rapidly expanding in use, especially in emergency …

Cardiac point of care ultrasound provides rapid bedside diagnosis of important
cardiovascular pathology and is performed by a growing number of users in a variety of …

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Focused ultrasound is increasingly used in the emergency
setting, with an ALS-compliant focused echocardiography algorithm proposed as an adjunct …

Echocardiography is increasingly recommended for the diagnosis and assessment of
patients with severe cardiac disease, including acute heart failure. Although previously …

Recent technological advances in echocardiography, with progressive miniaturization of
ultrasound machines, have led to the development of handheld ultrasound devices (HUD) …

Echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for diagnosing cardiac conditions. Over
the past 2 decades, technological advancements have resulted in the emergence of …

There is a growing trend of using ultrasound examination of the heart as a first-line
diagnostic tool for initial patient evaluation in acute settings. Focus cardiac ultrasound …

The concept of point-of-care, problem-oriented focus cardiac ultrasound examination
(FoCUS) is increasingly applied in the settings of medical emergencies, including cardiac …