Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Prospective Randomized Study of Simulator-Based Training

In 2014, international evidence-based recommendations defined focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) and its implementation and indications.1 It is recommended and currently used in critical care medicine, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and internal medicine.2-5 In FoCUS, image acquisition requires the learning of five views1: parasternal short axis (PSA), parasternal long axis (PLA), apical four chambers (AFC), subcostal four chambers (SFC), and inferior vena cava (IVC) view. Comprehension of the anatomy and the probe position compared with the heart is essential.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research