Basic critical care echocardiography: Validation of a curriculum dedicated to noncardiologist residents*

Abstract

A 12-hr training program blending didactics, interactive clinical cases, and tutored hands-on sessions dedicated to noncardiologist residents without experience in ultrasound appears well suited for reaching competence in basic critical care echocardiography.

Anesthesia and ultrasound: riding the waves

“…9 Des études ont toutefois démontré qu'un niveau raisonnable de compétence peut être atteint grâce à de tels cours. [9][10][11] Certaines institutions ont également mis au point des cours de courte durée spécifiquement consacrés à l'imagerie cardiaque. De tels cours d'échoguidage de base instillent un sentiment de confiance, mais l'échographiste se comporte souvent comme un technicien dont le rôle principal est d'acquérir des images.…”

“…9 Nevertheless, studies have shown that a reasonable degree of competency can be achieved through such courses. [9][10][11] Certain institutions have also developed short courses in cardiac imaging specifically. Such basic ultrasound courses instil a sense of confidence, yet the ultrasonographer often behaves like a technician concerned mostly with image acquisition.…”

Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion: teaching and learning

“…Given the complexity of content, technique, and hand-eye-ultrasound coordination required, their results are encouraging and suggest that training is rapidly effective. This finding of a limited number of supervised procedures required to demonstrate competence is similar to skills in general intensive care ultrasound [10] and basic intensive care echocardiography [11,12].…”

Utilidad de la ecografía clínica en el diagnóstico del paciente con disnea

“…Se observa muy bien en el plano subxifoideo y no es necesario una curva de aprendizaje prolongada para su diagnóstico con fiabilidad [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . El derrame pericárdico es moderado cuando su espesor supera los 10 mm y severo cuando es mayor de 20 mm (figura 13).…”