title: Echography is mandatory for the initial management of critically ill patients: yes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Sydney Medical School-Nepean, Sydney, Australia, anthony.mclean@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lamperti
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poelaert
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units