[Role of echocardiography in the hemodynamic monitorization of critical patients]. / Papel de la ecocardiografía en la monitorización hemodinámica de los pacientes críticos.
Med Intensiva
; 36(3): 220-32, 2012 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
The use of echocardiography in intensive care units in shock patients allows us to measure various hemodynamic variables in an accurate and a non-invasive manner. By using echocardiography not only as a diagnostic technique but also as a tool for continuous hemodynamic monitorization, the intensivist can evaluate various aspects of shock states, such as cardiac output and fluid responsiveness, myocardial contractility, intracavitary pressures, heart-lung interaction and biventricular interdependence. However, to date there has been little guidance orienting echocardiographic hemodynamic parameters in the intensive care unit, and intensivists are usually not familiar with this tool. In this review, we describe some of the most important hemodynamic parameters that can be obtained at the patient bedside with transthoracic echocardiography in critically ill patients.
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Ecocardiografia
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Cuidados Críticos
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Cardiopatias
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Hemodinâmica
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Monitorização Fisiológica
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Humans
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Med Intensiva
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article