Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of cardiac output in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients by intensive care unit physicians

Background and objectives: Transthoracic echocardiography may potentially be useful to obtain a prompt, accurate and non-invasive estimation of cardiac output. We evaluated whether non-cardiologist intensivists may obtain accurate and reproducible cardiac output determination in hemodynamically unst...

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Main Authors: Valentina Bergamaschi, Gian Luca Vignazia, Antonio Messina, Davide Colombo, Gianmaria Cammarota, Francesco Della Corte, Egidio Traversi, Paolo Navalesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001418301283