title: Saved by focused echo evaluation in resuscitation.
abstract: A 74-year-old woman received thrombolysis for pericarditis. She subsequently developed shock and cardiac arrest. The case report describes the events of how a simple immediate bedside focused echo proved to be a life saving assessment. Current availability and training issues in focused transthoracic echo are discussed.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset, UK. nigel.hollister@doctors.org.uk
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authors: Hollister
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authors: Bond
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authors: Donovan
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authors: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods