title: Echocardiography and  the non-cardiac anaesthetist.
abstract: Echocardiography is destined to revolutionize perioperative and intensive care medicine, as it has already in cardiac anaesthesia. This article reviews the evidence underlining why now is the time for general anaesthetists to get involved in this rapidly evolving field.
authors.affiliation: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK. marcus.peck@lineone.net
authors.forename: M J E
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Peck
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods