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Pocket-sized point-of-care cardiac ultrasound devices: Role in the emergency department

Pocket-sized point-of-care cardiac ultrasound devices: Role in the emergency department

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Pocket-sized point-of-care cardiac ultrasound devices: Role in the emergency department

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Full title

Pocket-sized point-of-care cardiac ultrasound devices: Role in the emergency department

Publisher

Munich: Springer Medizin

Journal title

Herz, 2017-05, Vol.42 (3), p.255-261

Language

English

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Publisher

Munich: Springer Medizin

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Contents

Background
Acute breathlessness accounts for 8% of accident and emergency attendances. Point-of-care cardiac ultrasound (US) effectively reduces time to diagnosis. Fast and practical information via pocket-sized cardiac US devices may better the diagnosis in this complex patient group.
Methods
We prospectively enrolled 40 consecutive patie...

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Pocket-sized point-of-care cardiac ultrasound devices: Role in the emergency department

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881269602

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1881269602

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ISSN

0340-9937

E-ISSN

1615-6692

DOI

10.1007/s00059-016-4531-4

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