American College of Chest Physicians/La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française statement on competence in critical care ultrasonography.
OBJECTIVE
To define competence in critical care ultrasonography (CCUS).


METHODS
The statement is sponsored by the Critical Care NetWork of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) in partnership with La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF). The ACCP and the SRLF selected a panel of experts to review the field of CCUS and to develop a consensus statement on competence in CCUS.


RESULTS
CCUS may be divided into general CCUS (thoracic, abdominal, and vascular), and echocardiography (basic and advanced). For each component part, the panel defined the specific skills that the intensivist should have to be competent in that aspect of CCUS.


CONCLUSIONS
In defining a reasonable minimum standard for CCUS, the statement serves as a guide for the intensivist to follow in achieving proficiency in the field.
Mayo
Paul H
PH
Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY. Electronic address: mayosono@gmail.com.
Beaulieu
Yannick
Y
Hôpital Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, QC, Canada.
Doelken
Peter
P
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Feller-Kopman
David
D
Department of Interventional Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Harrod
Christopher
C
American College of Chest Physicians, Northbrook, IL.
Kaplan
Adolfo
A
Pulmonary and Sleep Center, Weslaco, TX.
Oropello
John
J
Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.
Vieillard-Baron
Antoine
A
Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
Axler
Olivier
O
Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, France.
Lichtenstein
Daniel
D
Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
Maury
Eric
E
Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris Cedex, France.
Slama
Michel
M
Unité de Réanimation Médicale, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ERI 12, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens, Amiens, France.
Vignon
Philippe
P
Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 0801, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003422:Critical Care; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013896:Thoracic Diseases; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States