Use of a hand-carried ultrasound device by critical care physicians for the diagnosis of pericardial effusions, decreased cardiac function, and left ventricular enlargement in pediatric patients

Prompt diagnosis of children with suggested cardiac disease in the acute care setting is critical for initiation of life-saving therapy. We hypothesized that pediatric critical care physicians could perform limited portable echocardiography in children. Portable hand-carried cardiac ultrasound units...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2005-04, Vol.18 (4), p.313-319
Hauptverfasser: Spurney, Christopher F., Sable, Craig A., Berger, John T., Martin, Gerard R.
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