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Focused echocardiographic evaluation in life support and peri-resuscitation of emergency patients: a prospective trial.
Resuscitation
November 2010
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy University of the Saarland, Medical Faculty, D-66421 Homburg (Saar), Germany.
Purpose Of The Study: Focused ultrasound is increasingly used in the emergency setting, with an ALS-compliant focused echocardiography algorithm proposed as an adjunct in peri-resuscitation care (FEEL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of FEEL in pre-hospital resuscitation, the incidence of potentially treatable conditions detected, and the influence on patient management.
Patients, Materials And Methods: A prospective observational study in a pre-hospital emergency setting in patients actively undergoing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation or in a shock state.