Gabriele Via, Arif Hussain, Mike Wells, Robert Reardon, Mahmoud ElBarbary, Vicki E Noble, James W Tsung, Aleksandar N Neskovic, Susanna Price, Achikam Oren-Grinberg, Andrew Liteplo, Ricardo Cordioli, Nitha Naqvi, Philippe Rola, Jan Poelaert, Tatjana Golob Guliĉ, Erik Sloth, Arthur Labovitz, Bruce Kimura, Raoul Breitkreutz, Navroz Masani, Justin Bowra, Daniel Talmor, Fabio Guarracino, Adrian Goudie, Wang Xiaoting, Rajesh Chawla, Maurizio Galderisi, Micheal Blaivas, Tomislav Petrovic, Enrico Storti, Luca Neri, Lawrence Melniker
BACKGROUND: Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a simplified, clinician-performed application of echocardiography that is rapidly expanding in use, especially in emergency and critical care medicine. Performed by appropriately trained clinicians, typically not cardiologists, FoCUS ascertains the essential information needed in critical scenarios for time-sensitive clinical decision making. A need exists for quality evidence-based review and clinical recommendations on its use. METHODS: The World Interactive Network Focused on Critical UltraSound conducted an international, multispecialty, evidence-based, methodologically rigorous consensus process on FoCUS...
July 2014: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography