Emergency ultrasound and echocardiography in patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock

Abstract Current international and national guidelines promote the use of emergency echocardiography in patients with cardiogenic shock. We assessed whether these recommendations are followed in clinical practice of infarct-related cardiogenic shock patients. For this purpose we conducted a web-based survey among all members of the German Society of Medical Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN); 40% of the DGIIN members completed the survey. Participants reported that in their department emergency echocardiography/ultrasound is performed on most patients in infarct-related cardiogenic shock presenting to the emergency department/chest pain unit or intensive care unit (58.6% versus 81.4%). Only 33% stated that on patients admitted directly to the catheterization laboratory emergency ultrasound/echocardiography is applied in their institution. Local availability of a standardized algorithm was lacking in the majority of departments (77.2%). A great proportion (38.3%) of participants stated that they personally had no formal training in emergency ultrasound. In order to meet the demands of the current guidelines, in addition to integration of ultrasound examinations into diagnostic algorithms, a structured training of all emergency and intensive care physicians is necessary..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

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Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin - 114(2018), 5 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 434-438

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michels, G. [VerfasserIn]
Hempel, D. [VerfasserIn]
Pfister, R. [VerfasserIn]
Janssens, U. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute coronary syndrome
Cardiogenic shock
Critical care unit
Education in ultrasound
Emergency ultrasound
Focused echocardiography

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© Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2018

doi:

10.1007/s00063-018-0431-0

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SPR000488569