Echocardiography in the intensive care unit: beyond "eyeballing". A plea for the broader use of the aortic velocity-time integral measurement.

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Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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2. Reliability of minimally trained operator's left ventricular outflow tract velocity-time integral measurement guided by artificial intelligence: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2025
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4. A simple algorithm for differential diagnosis in hemodynamic shock based on left ventricle outflow tract velocity-time integral measurement: a case series.The ultrasound journal · 2022
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5. Artificial intelligence (AI) versus expert: A comparison of left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (LVOT-VTI) assessment between ICU doctors and an AI tool.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2022
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6. Respiratory Variations in Peak Peripheral Artery Velocities and Waveforms for Rapid Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in Traumatic Shock Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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7. Continuous cardiac output assessment or serial echocardiography during septic shock resuscitation?Annals of translational medicine · 2020
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8. Focus on ultrasound in intensive care.Intensive care medicine · 2020
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Corrections and comments

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  A decade of progress in critical care echocardiography: a narrative review.2019

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