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Review
. 2017 Jan;61(1):7-16.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.198407.

Clinical application of point of care transthoracic echocardiography in perioperative period

Swaroop Margale  1 , Kurichi Marudhachalam  2 , Sarvesh Natani  3
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Review

Clinical application of point of care transthoracic echocardiography in perioperative period

Swaroop Margale et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has established its role for diagnosis and management in cardiology and is used by various other specialities in medicine, but it is not routinely practised by anaesthesiologists in the perioperative period including the pre-admission clinic/outpatient clinic. The last decade has seen the emerging role of anaesthesiologist as a 'Perioperative physician'. This review article highlights the potential role and clinical utility, education, teaching and limitations of point of care (POC) TTE modality in perioperative care. Various echocardiography society guidelines and endorsements, diagnostic protocols and limitations are enumerated. This article also discusses some of the possibilities for future education and development related to clinical ultrasound including POC TTE in anaesthetic training curriculum.

Keywords: Anaesthesia; perioperative; point of care; transthoracic echocardiography.

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