Open AccessThree‐dimensional critical care transesophageal echocardiography: A bedside tool in the diagnosis and management of shock
Author(s) -
Higny Julien,
Forêt Frédéric,
Laterre PierreFrançois
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5164
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , confusion , shock (circulatory) , intensive care medicine , pulmonary edema , cardiology , mechanical ventilation , radiology , septic shock , lung , sepsis , psychology , psychoanalysis
Critical care echocardiography has become fundamental in diagnosis, management, and monitoring of patients in shock. Transesophageal echocardiography has gained importance, particularly in critically ill patients under mechanical ventilation. We describe echocardiographic findings concerning a patient admitted with confusion, pulmonary edema, hypotension, and systolic murmur at apex.