Purpose To provide consensus, and a list of experts’ recommendations regarding the basic
skills for head-to-toe ultrasonography in the intensive care setting. Methods The Executive …

Compact, hand-carried ultrasound devices are revolutionizing how healthcare providers
practice medicine in nearly every specialty. The 2nd Edition of this BMA-award-winning text …

To the Editor, A high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is commonly used in the management of
hypoxic respiratory failure, and is associated with more ventilator-free days and lower mortality …

OBJECTIVE: To achieve national consensus on standards of training, quality assurance
and maintenance of competence for critical care ultrasound for intensivists and critical care …

Background Emergency physicians frequently employ transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
to assist in diagnosis and therapy for patients with circulatory failure or arrest. In critically ill …

Appropriate fluid resuscitation has been a major focus of critical care medicine since its
inception. Currently, the most accurate method to guide fluid administration decisions uses “…

Objectives Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a portable, low-cost respiratory imaging tool but is
challenged by user dependence and lack of diagnostic specificity. It is unknown whether the …

Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) is an essential component of intensive care practice. Although
existing international guidelines have focused on training principles and determining …

Cardiac arrest is one of the most challenging patient presentations managed by emergency
care providers, and echocardiography can be instrumental in the diagnosis, prognosis, and …

Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) offers several advantages over
transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Despite these advantages, use of TEE by emergency …