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Created in 1915, adapted to the patient in the 1950s, adapted to the critically ill since the 1990s, becoming widely appreciated since the 2005, ultrasound should first be considered through scientific appraisals: life-saving, cost-saving, and evidence-based medicine, which would definitely prove its value.
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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2010). Critical Ultrasound, Not Just a New Technique: Also a Philosophy. In: Whole Body Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05328-3_32
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