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Competence in Critical care Echocardiography
Presented India by Dr. Munish ChauhanViews
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Case Description
The ICU is increasingly using echocardiography. It has been demonstrated that TTE improves patient care in 97% of critically sick patients using a condensed focus assessment procedure. When a patient has an endotracheal tube in place, TOE is the first line echocardiographic evaluation and is...
Case Summary
- Echocardiography is increasingly used by intensivists in the ICU to gain a better understanding of patients' problems, focusing on its usage in shock management rather than for cardiac diagnostics or therapy. The lecture aims to provide a basic understanding of echocardiographic views and their interpretation from an intensive care perspective, emphasizing that it is an introduction to a complex field requiring extensive reading and practice.
Speaker Profile
Dr. Munish Chauhan
Senior Consultant, Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, GurgaonDisclosures
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