Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Echocardiography in the ICU: When to Use It?

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Echocardiography in ICU

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Suggested Readings

  • Begot E, Dalmay F, Etchecopar C, Clavel M, Pichon N, Francois B, Lang R, Vignon P. Hemodynamic assessment of ventilated ICU patients with cardiorespiratory failure using a miniaturized multiplane transesophageal echocardiography probe. Intensive Care Med. 2015;41(11):1886–94.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cecconi M, De Backer D, Antonelli M, Beale R, Bakker J, Hofer C, Jaeschke R, Mebazaa A, Pinsky MR, Teboul JL, Vincent JL, Rhodes A. Consensus on circulatory shock and hemodynamic monitoring. Task force of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med. 2014;40(12):1795–815.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chan KL, Cohen GI, Sochowski RA, Baird MG. Complications of transesophageal echocardiography in ambulatory adult patients: analysis of 1500 consecutive examinations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1991;4(6):577–82.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Expert Round Table on Echocardiography in ICU. International consensus statement on training standards for advanced critical care echocardiography. Intensive Care Med. 2014;40(5):654–66.

    Google Scholar 

  • Expert Round Table on Ultrasound in ICU. International expert statement on training standards for critical care ultrasonography. Intensive Care Med. 2011;37(7):1077–83.

    Google Scholar 

  • Grumann A, Baretto L, Dugard A, Morera P, Cornu E, Amiel JB, Vignon P. Localized cardiac tamponade after open-heart surgery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(6):524–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hüttemann E, Schelenz C, Kara F, Chatzinikolaou K, Reinhart K. The use and safety of transoesophageal echocardiography in the general ICU — a minireview. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2004;48(7):827–36.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mayo P, Beaulieu Y, Doelken P, Feller-Kopman D, Harrod C, Kaplan A, Oropello J, Vieillard-Baron A, Axler O, Lichtenstein D, Maury E, Slama M, Vignon P. Chest. 2009;135(4):1050–60.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vieillard-Baron A, Slama M, Mayo P, Charron C, Amiel JB, Esterez C, Leleu F, Repesse X, Vignon P. A pilot study on safety and clinical utility of a single-use 72-hour indwelling transesophageal echocardiography probe. Intensive Care Med. 2013;39(4):629–35.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vieillard-Baron A, Naeije R, Haddad F, Bogaard HJ, Bull TM, Fletcher N, Lahm T, Magder S, Orde S, Schmidt G, Pinsky MR. Diagnostic workup, etiologies and management of acute right ventricle failure : A state-of-the-art paper. Intensive Care Med. 2018;44(6):774–90.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P, Repessé X, Bégot E, Léger J, Jacob C, Bouferrache K, Slama M, Prat G, Vieillard-Baron A. Comparison of Echocardiographic Indices Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Ventilated Patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;195(8):1022–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P, Boncoeur MP, François B, Rambaud G, Maubon A, Gastinne H. Comparison of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography and contrast-enhanced helical CT in the diagnosis of blunt traumatic cardiovascular injuries. Anesthesiology. 2001;94(4):615–22.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P, Mentec H, Terré S, Gastinne H, Guéret P, Lemaire F. Diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic impact of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU. Chest. 1994;106(6):1829–34.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P, Begot E, Mari A, Silva S, Chimot L, Delour P, Vargas F, Filloux B, Vandroux D, Jabot J, François B, Pichon N, Clavel M, Levy B, Slama M, Riu-Poulenc B. Hemodynamic Assessment of Patients With Septic Shock Using Transpulmonary Thermodilution and Critical Care Echocardiography: A Comparative Study. Chest. 2018;153(1):55–64.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P, Merz TM, Vieillard-Baron A. Ten reasons for performing hemodynamic monitoring using transesophageal echocardiography. Intensive Care Med. 2017;43(7):1048–51.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P. What is new in critical care echocardiography? Crit Care. 2018;22(1):40.

    Google Scholar 

  • Vignon P. Hemodynamic assessment of critically ill patients using echocardiography Doppler. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2005;11(3):227–34.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Dupuytren Teaching Hospital, Limoges, France

    Philippe Vignon

  2. Inserm CIC-P 1435, Dupuytren Teaching Hospital, Limoges, France

    Philippe Vignon

Authors
  1. Philippe Vignon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Philippe Vignon .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Medical ICU, University Hospital, Amiens, France

    Michel Slama

Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. 1.

    Critical care echocardiography:

    1. A.

      Is performed by a sonographer or a cardiologist and interpreted offline by a cardiologist

    2. B.

      Is performed and interpreted online by an intensivist at bedside

    3. C.

      Relies solely on transthoracic echocardiography

    4. D.

      Is used for immediate therapeutic management

    5. E.

      Is not adequately suited to monitor therapeutic interventions

    Answers: B, D

  2. 2.

    Transesophageal echocardiography:

    1. A.

      Is part of competence for performing advanced critical care echocardiography

    2. B.

      Is safe to perform in ventilated patients

    3. C.

      Is contraindicated in patients with esophageal diseases or unstable cervical spine injury

    4. D.

      Should be avoided in spontaneously breathing patients with respiratory compromise

    5. E.

      Has an overall superior diagnostic capacity than transthoracic echocardiography

    Answers: A, B, C, D, E

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Vignon, P. (2020). Echocardiography in the ICU: When to Use It?. In: Slama, M. (eds) Echocardiography in ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32219-9_5

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32219-9_5

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-32218-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-32219-9

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation