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. 2011 Aug 30:1:36.
doi: 10.1186/2110-5820-1-36.

Training in critical care echocardiography

Paul H Mayo  1
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Training in critical care echocardiography

Paul H Mayo. Ann Intensive Care. .

Abstract

Echocardiography is useful for the diagnosis and management of hemodynamic failure in the intensive care unit so that competence in some elements of echocardiography is a core skill of the critical care specialist. An important issue is how to provide training to intensivists so that they are competent in the field. This article will review issues related to training in critical care echocardiography.

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