Echocardiographic windows in emergency departaments
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Echocardiographic windows in emergency departaments
Background in Spain the skills of professionals of Emergency departament (ED) in the process of echocardiography have been discussed for decades. The current scientific evidence supports the use of echocardiography by the Emergency physicians (EP) in a resounding manner, due to its speed, agility and safety for the patient, by providing an early diagnosis of serious or potentially serious disea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Ultrasound Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2036-7902
DOI: 10.1186/2036-7902-6-s1-a10