The application of appropriate use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography in a cardiac intensive care unit.
Jonathan R SalikSounok SenMichael H PicardRory B WeinerDavid M DudzinskiPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
Current AUC for TTEs may not adequately address the complexity of clinical cases encountered in the CICU. In our study of 826 consecutive TTEs, 21.1% were unable to be classified, reflecting the difficulty in applying AUC to this unique clinical environment. Further studies are therefore needed to better delineate the appropriateness of TTEs performed in the CICU.