The diagnostic yield of transthoracic echocardiography in the intensive care unit: A retrospective observational analysis.

Fiona O'RiordanMeghan CartonJohn Joseph CoughlanArabella FahyMaria DonnellyDavid Moore

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)

A formal TTE was performed in one-third of patients during their ICU admission. Major abnormalities were identified in over one-third of these TTEs. ICU and in-hospital mortality were higher in patients with an abnormal TTE.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
intensive care unit
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported