Open AccessAcute Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Echocardiography With or Without an Ultrasound Contrast Agent
Author(s) -
Michael L. Main,
Mark G. Hibberd,
Amy Ryan,
Timothy J. Lowe,
Paula G. Miller,
Gajanan Bhat
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.08.012
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , observational study , odds ratio , critically ill , propensity score matching , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine
The objective of this observational study was to compare 48-h all-cause mortality (as well as hospital stay mortality) among critically ill patients who underwent echocardiography either with or without an ultrasound contrast agent (UCA).
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