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Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients—Part I

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Published: 11/16/2015

Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2479-2502.

Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients—Part I

Citation: Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2479-2502.

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Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients—Part I: General Ultrasonography aims to establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of bedside ultrasound by intensivists and specialists in the ICU and equivalent care sites for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for organs of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, neck, and extremities.

Guideline Type: Clinical

Category: Quality and Patient Safety, Cardiovascular, Procedures,

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A complete list of the guidelines authors and contributors is available within the published manuscript.