Adapting the role of handheld echocardiography during the COVID-19 pandemic: A practical guide.
Perfusion
; 36(6): 547-558, 2021 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1067045
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our approach to inpatient echocardiography delivery. There is now a greater focus to address key clinical questions likely to make an immediate impact in management, particularly during the period of widespread infection. Handheld echocardiography (HHE) can be used as a first-line assessment tool, limiting scanning time and exposure to high viral load. This article describes a potential role for HHE during a pandemic. We propose a protocol with a reporting template for a focused core dataset necessary in delivering an acute echocardiography service in the setting of a highly contagious disease, minimising risk to the operator. We cover the scenarios typically encountered in the acute cardiology setting and how an expert trained echocardiography team can identify such pathologies using a limited imaging format and include cardiac presentations encountered in those patients acutely unwell with COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiology
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Perfusion
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0267659120986532
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