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Basic Echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit: A Practical Guide for Anaesthetists and Intensivists Part 1

Dr Alice Meagher1†, Dr Peter Moran2

1Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesiology Galway University Hospital, Ireland

2Consultant Anaesthesiologist & Intensivist Galway University Hospital, Ireland

Edited by: Dr K. Subramani Senior Professor Critical Care Medicine, Christian Medical College, Tamilnadu, India

†Correspondence author email: alicemeagher25@gmail.com

DOI: 10.28923/atotw.565

Published February 10, 2026

Abstract

An introduction to basic echocardiography in the ICU. This practical tutorial covers how to use the equipment, obtain views, and recognise cardiac structures. Part 1 focuses on the parasternal long and short axes, and the pathologies that can be identified in these views.

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