Echocardiography to guide fluid therapy in critically ill patients: check the heart and take a quick look at the lungs

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University of Siena, Via Bracci 1, Siena, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University of Udine, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine, Italy.

Editorial

Federico Franchi et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar.

. 2017 Mar;9(3):477-481.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.94.

¹ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University of Siena, Via Bracci 1, Siena, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University of Udine, Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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