The use of echocardiography in the management of shock in critical care: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study.

Luke FlowerAlicia WaiteAdam BoultonMarcus PeckWaqas AkhtarAndrew J BoyleSandeep GudibandeThomas E IngramBrian JohnstonSarah MarshAshley MillerAmy NashOlusegun OlusanyaPrashant ParulekarDaniel WagstaffJonathan WilkinsonAlastair G Proudfootnull null

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2024)

Use of echocardiography in the assessment of patients with shock remains heterogenous. When echocardiography is used, it improves diagnostic certainty or changes management in most patients. Future research should explore barriers to increasing use of echocardiography in assessing patients presenting with shock.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
atrial fibrillation