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ReviewIntensive care medicine2019

A decade of progress in critical care echocardiography: a narrative review.

Antoine Vieillard-Baron, S J Millington, F Sanfilippo, M Chew, J Diaz-Gomez, A McLean, M R Pinsky, J Pulido, P Mayo, N Fletcher

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Review in Intensive care medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05975086 (Right Ventricle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05975086 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Right Ventricle Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled200ConditionsRight Ventricular Dysfunction
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. The effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on cardiac function: a comparative echocardiography-conductance catheter study.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2022
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  17. Expanding Horizons: Transesophageal Ultrasound across Organ Systems in Prone Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Antoine Vieillard-BaronIntensive Care Medicine Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University Hospital Ambroise Paré, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. antoine.vieillard-baron@aphp.fr.
S J MillingtonDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
F SanfilippoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy.
M ChewDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
J Diaz-GomezDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
A McLeanIntensive Care Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
M R PinskyDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
J PulidoCardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Swedish Medical Center, US Anesthesia Partners, Seattle, WA, USA.
P MayoDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Northwell Health LIJ/NSUH Medical Center, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, USA.
N FletcherConsultant in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, St Georges Hospital, St Georges University of London, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis narrative review focusing on critical care echocardiography (CCE) has been written by a group of experts in the field, with the aim of outlining the state of the art in CCE in the 10 years after its official recognition and definition.

resultsIn the last 10 years, CCE has become an essential branch of critical care ultrasonography and has gained general acceptance. Its use, both as a diagnostic tool and for hemodynamic monitoring, has increased markedly, influencing contemporary cardiorespiratory management. Recent studies suggest that the use of CCE may have a positive impact on outcomes. CCE may be used in critically ill patients in many different clinical situations, both in their early evaluation of in the emergency department and during intensive care unit (ICU) admission and stay. CCE has also proven its utility in perioperative settings, as well as in the management of mechanical circulatory support. CCE may be performed with very simple diagnostic objectives. This application, referred to as basic CCE, does not require a high level of training. Advanced CCE, on the other hand, uses ultrasonography for full evaluation of cardiac function and hemodynamics, and requires extensive training, with formal certification now available. Indeed, recent years have seen the creation of worldwide certification in advanced CCE. While transthoracic CCE remains the most commonly used method, the transesophageal route has gained importance, particularly for intubated and ventilated patients.

conclusionCCE is now widely accepted by the critical care community as a valuable tool in the ICU and emergency department, and in perioperative settings.

Indexed as

Critical CareEchocardiographyHemodynamicsHumansIntensive Care UnitsCritical care echocardiographyHemodynamic monitoringTransesophageal echocardiographyTransthoracic echocardiographyUltrasonography

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PMID30911808

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