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SUBMITTER: Jozwiak M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4113285 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jozwiak Mathieu M Monnet Xavier X Cinotti Raphaël R Bontemps Fréderic F Reignier Jean J Belliard Guillaume G
Annals of intensive care 20140427
<h4>Background</h4>We studied a score for assessing basic transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) skills exhibited by residents who examined critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective study in the 16 residents who worked in our medical-surgical ICU between 1 May 2008 and 1 November 2009. The residents received theoretical teaching (two hours) then performed supervised TTEs during their six-month rotation. Their basic TTE skills in mechanicall ...[more]