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Echocardiography in the ICU

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Echocardiography is a valuable tool used to aid in the management of pediatric patients in the ICU. Echocardiography allows for the assessment of cardiac physiology including cardiac function, pericardial effusions, suspicion for pulmonary hypertension, and cardiac valve integrity. The use of echocardiography for the assessment of mechanical cardiac support and suspected endocarditis is discussed. Echocardiography is particularly suited for the postoperative assessment after cardiac surgery and the unique physiology of single ventricle patients.

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  1. Department of Pediatics, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 53225, WI, USA

    Edward Kirkpatrick & Amanda J. Shillingford

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The Cardiac Center, 34th & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, 19104, PA, USA

    Meryl S. Cohen

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  2. Dept. Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA

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Kirkpatrick, E., Shillingford, A.J., Cohen, M.S. (2014). Echocardiography in the ICU. In: Da Cruz, E., Ivy, D., Jaggers, J. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4619-3_107

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