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Echocardiographic Assessment Using Subxiphoid-Only Examination for Hypotensive Patients
Published on: April 18, 2025
Applicability of a modified EFAST protocol (r-EFAST) to evaluate hemodynamically unstable patients after percutaneous
José Luis Vázquez Martínez1,2, Kary Leonisa Quiñones Coneo3, Tomas Villen Villegas4
1Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. jvazquezm@salud.madrid.org.
Abstract:
Percutaneous cardiac intervention is an invasive diagnostic and therapeutic technique which carries a significant complication rate. Although the usefulness of EFAST protocol is widely recognised, this paper will attempt to explore a modified approach involving a focused examination on the retroperitoneal (r-EFAST). We have provided examples of 3 cases where r-EFAST was used to detect retroperitoneal bleeding in critical situations.
