Neonatologist performed echocardiography (NPE) in Italian neonatal intensive care units: a national survey.

Iuri CorsiniBenjamim FicialStefano FiocchiFederico SchenaIrma CapolupoRosa Maria CerboManuela CondòDaniela DoniSimona La PlacaSalvatore PorzioKatia RossiSabrina SalvadoriMarilena Savoianull null

Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2019)

NPE is widely used in Italian NICUs by neonatologists. Structural echocardiography is frequently performed by neonatologists. Institutional protocols for NPE are lacking. There is an urgent need of a formal training process and accreditation to standardize the use of NPE.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
left ventricular
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
quality improvement
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation