Subjective right ventricle assessment by echo qualified intensive care specialists: assessing agreement with objective measures

Subjective right ventricle assessment by echo qualified intensive care specialists: assessing agreement with objective measures

Abstract Background Right ventricle (RV) size and function assessment by echocardiography (echo) is a standard tool in the ICU. Frequently subjective assessment is performed, and guidelines suggest its utility in adequately trained clinicians. We aimed to compare subjective (visual) assessment of RV...

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Main Authors: Sam Orde, Michel Slama, Konstantin Yastrebov, Anthony Mclean, Stephen Huang, on behalf of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand [CICM] Ultrasound Special Interest Group [USIG]
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Right ventricle
Subjective assessment
Speckle tracking
Critically ill
ICU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2375-z

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