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The new century brought a “new” kid on the block to the field of intensive care. Ultrasound (US) came from the radiology departments, and it has renewed intensive care medicine. Focused on the critical care patient and with the intensivist as a performer, US has set a new paradigm for medicine. Due to its increasing relevance, in 2009,() the American College of Chest Physicians and La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française published a statement on competence in order to set the minimum standards to achieve the appropriate learning skills of the four main US approaches: thoracic, cardiac, vascular and abdominal. Since then, ultrasound is no longer an option but mandatory for the new intensivists. However, in addition to its promising potential, much is yet unknown.
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To the Editor
The new century brought a "new" kid on the block to the field of intensive care. Ultrasound (US) came from the radiology departments, and it has renewed intensive care medicine. Focused on the critical care patient and with the intensivist as a performer, US has set a new paradigm for medicine. Due to its increasing relevance, in 2009,() the American College of Chest Physicians and La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française published a statement on competence in order to set the minimum standards to achieve the appropriate learning skills of the four main US approaches: thoracic, cardiac, vascular and abdominal. Since then, ultrasound is no longer an option but mandatory for the new intensivists. However, in addition to its promising potential, much is yet unknown.
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