Weekes Anthony J, Quirke Dale P
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2011 Nov;29(4):759-87, vi-vii. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Sep 23.
Emergency echocardiography refers to the use of cardiac ultrasound to address critical and time-sensitive clinical questions during the initial evaluation and treatment of the critically ill patient presenting to the emergency department. The information obtained can be pivotal to a physician's clinical decision making and can guide further diagnostic or therapeutic interventions. This article provides an evidence-based discussion of the common uses of emergency transthoracic echocardiography, as well as its benefits and limitations in the current practice of emergency medicine.
急诊超声心动图是指在急诊科对危重症患者进行初始评估和治疗期间，利用心脏超声来解决关键且对时间敏感的临床问题。所获得的信息对于医生的临床决策至关重要，并可指导进一步的诊断或治疗干预措施。本文基于循证医学，讨论急诊经胸超声心动图的常见用途，以及其在当前急诊医学实践中的益处和局限性。
