Neskovic Aleksandar N, Edvardsen Thor, Galderisi Maurizio, Garbi Madalina, Gullace Giuseppe, Jurcut Ruxandra, Dalen Havard, Hagendorff Andreas, Lancellotti Patrizio, Popescu Bogdan A, Sicari Rosa, Stefanidis Alexander
Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Sep;15(9):956-60. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu081. Epub 2014 May 27.
The concept of point-of-care, problem-oriented focus cardiac ultrasound examination (FoCUS) is increasingly applied in the settings of medical emergencies, including cardiac diseases. The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) recognizes that cardiologists are not the only medical professionals dealing with cardiovascular emergencies. In reality, emergency cardiac diagnostics and treatment are also carried out by a wide range of specialists. For the benefit of the patients, the EACVI encourages any medical professional, sufficiently trained to obtain valuable information from FoCUS, to use it in emergency settings. These medical professionals need to have the necessary knowledge to understand the obtained information entirely, and to use it correctly, thoughtfully and with care. In this document, the EACVI underlines major differences between echocardiography and FoCUS, and underscores the need for specific education and training in order to fully utilize advantages and minimize drawbacks of this type of cardiac ultrasound examination in the critically ill patients.
即时、以问题为导向的重点心脏超声检查（FoCUS）的概念越来越多地应用于包括心脏病在内的医疗紧急情况中。欧洲心血管影像协会（EACVI）认识到，心脏病专家并非处理心血管紧急情况的唯一医疗专业人员。实际上，广泛的专科医生也会进行紧急心脏诊断和治疗。为了患者的利益，EACVI鼓励任何经过充分培训、能够从FoCUS中获取有价值信息的医疗专业人员在紧急情况下使用它。这些医疗专业人员需要具备必要的知识，以便全面理解所获得的信息，并正确、谨慎且深思熟虑地使用它。在本文件中，EACVI强调了超声心动图与FoCUS之间的主要差异，并强调了进行特定教育和培训的必要性，以便在重症患者中充分利用这种心脏超声检查的优势并将其缺点降至最低。
