title: Why Anesthesiologists Must Incorporate Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Into Daily Practice.
abstract: The size, availability, cost, and quality of modern ultrasound devices have, for the first time in modern medicine, enabled point-of-care ultrasound by the noncardiologist physician. The appropriate application of focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) by anesthesiologists has the potential to alter management and affect outcomes for a wide range of patients. In this article, the indications, benefits, and limitations of FoCUS are described. The training and equipment required to perform FoCUS are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Perioperative Medicine and Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; and †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.forename: Josh M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000072080:Anesthesiologists / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000639:trends; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends