Open AccessCompetence of intensivists in focused transthoracic echocardiography in intensive care unit: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Muthapillai Senthilnathan,
Pankaj Kundra,
Sandeep Kumar Mishra,
Savitri Velayudhan,
Ajith Ananthakrishna Pillai
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_401_17
Subject(s) - medicine , intensivist , intraclass correlation , intensive care unit , observational study , intravascular volume status , intensive care , emergency medicine , inferior vena cava , perioperative , cardiology , intensive care medicine , hemodynamics , radiology , clinical psychology , psychometrics
Focused transthoracic echocardiography (fTTE) in critical care can be used to assess patient's volume status, ventricular contractility, right ventricle chamber size, and valvular abnormalities. The objective of the study was to assess the competency of intensivists in performing fTTE in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients after a brief training course by cardiologist using a specific ECHO protocol.