Management of cardiopulmonary assist devices in critically ill patients using point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography: a case series
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Babar Fiza; Michael Tang; Michael Maile
- Source
- Critical Ultrasound Journal, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2017)
- Subject
- Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2036-3176
2036-7902
Abstract Point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography is increasingly being utilized by the intensive care physicians in the management of hemodynamically unstable patients. However, its use in the management of critically ill patients requiring cardiopulmonary mechanical device support remains to be well described. In this case series, we present two case reports where point-of-care echocardiography was successfully used by the intensive care team in diagnosing and managing problems related to cardiopulmonary assist device malposition.