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Current Cardiology Reviews

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ISSN (Print): 1573-403X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6557

Echocardiographic Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Critically Ill Patient

Author(s): Francisco J. Romero-Bermejo, Manuel Ruiz-Bailen, Manuel Guerrero-De-Mier and Julian Lopez-Alvaro

Volume 7, Issue 3, 2011

Page: [146 - 156] Pages: 11

DOI: 10.2174/157340311798220485

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Abstract

Echocardiography has shown to be an essential diagnostic tool in the critically ill patients assessment. In this scenario the initial fluid therapy, such as it is recommended in the actual clinical guidelines, not always provides the desired results and maintains a considerable incidence of cardiorrespiratory insufficiency. Echocardiography can council us on these patients clinical handling, not only the initial fluid therapy but also on the best-suited election of the vasoactive/ inotropic treatment and the early detection of complications. It contributes as well to improving the etiological diagnosis, allowing one to know the heart performance with more precision. The objective of this manuscript is to review the more important parameters that can assist the intensivist in theragnosis of hemodynamically unstable patients.

Keywords: hemodynamic, monitoring, Echocardiography, shock, critically ill patient, TTE, LVEDP, FREE, electric cardioversion, TEE


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