@article{39d83aa7aabc4a28a308a493f2231ab3,
title = "American Society of Echocardiography COVID-19 Statement Update: Lessons Learned and Preparation for Future Pandemics",
abstract = "The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved since the publication of the initial American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) statements providing guidance to echocardiography laboratories. In light of new developments, the ASE convened a diverse, expert writing group to address the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and to apply lessons learned to echocardiography laboratory operations in future pandemics. This statement addresses important areas specifically impacted by the current and future pandemics: (1) indications for echocardiography, (2) application of echocardiographic services in a pandemic, (3) infection/transmission mitigation strategies, (4) role of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound/critical care echocardiography, and (5) training in echocardiography.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Echocardiography, Imaging, POCUS, Training, Triage",
author = "Kirkpatrick, {James N.} and Madhav Swaminathan and Adeyinka Adedipe and Enrique Garcia-Sayan and Judy Hung and Noreen Kelly and Smadar Kort and Sherif Nagueh and Poh, {Kian Keong} and Aarti Sarwal and Strachan, {G. Monet} and Yan Topilsky and Cathy West and Wiener, {David H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. Adeyinka Adedipe and Dr. Aarti Sarwal contributed as authors representing the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), respectively. This document was reviewed by members of the 2023 to 2024 ASE Guidelines and Standards Committee, the ASE Board of Directors, the ASE Executive Committee, and designated reviewers (Himani V. Bhatt, DO, David Dudzinski, MD, Alan Pearlman, MD, Andrew Pellet, PhD, and David A. Orsinelli, MD). The following authors reported relationships with one or more commercial interests: Dr. Madhav Swaminathan participated on the Alexion, Inc. advisory board regarding clinical trial design for acute kidney injury; Dr. Adeyinka Adedipe participates as PI for a study of a New Point-of-Care-US System in ED patients, partly funded by Philips Healthcare, Inc.; Dr. Noreen Kelly has participated in the Speakers Bureau for Abbott Laboratories; Yan Topilsky has participated as consultant to Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Venus Medtech; Ms. Cathy West participated in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, MedMastery courses. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.echo.2023.08.020",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "1127--1139",
journal = "Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography",
issn = "0894-7317",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "11",
}