Echocardiography in the critically ill pediatric patient

Priya Sekar, William Ravekes

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Abstract

Since the end of the 20th century, echocardiography has been a first-line diagnostic method in patients in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit PCICU). Echocardiography is used routinely and extensively in the PCICU for diagnosis, to guide clinical management, and to assist in procedures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCritical Heart Disease in Infants and Children
PublisherElsevier
Pages417-436.e1
ISBN (Electronic)9781455707607
ISBN (Print)9781455751006
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

  • Doppler
  • Echocardiography
  • ECMO
  • Gradients
  • Noninvasive imaging
  • VAD

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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