Bedside echocardiographic assessment for trauma/critical care: the BEAT exam

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Sep;207(3):e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.05.027. Epub 2008 Jul 21.

Authors

Mark Gunst¹, Jason Sperry, Vafa Ghaemmaghami, Terence O'Keeffe, Randall Friese, Heidi Frankel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Burn/Trauma/Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9158, USA.

PMID: 18722929
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.05.027

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cardiac Volume / physiology
Curriculum
Echocardiography / methods*
Education, Medical, Continuing
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Intensive Care Units*
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Point-of-Care Systems*
Resuscitation* / education
Software
Stroke Volume / physiology
Transducers
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology