Clinical indications and triaging for adult transthoracic echocardiography: a consensus statement by the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with British Heart Valve Society

Sadie Bennett; Martin Stout; Thomas E Ingram; Keith Pearce; Timothy Griffiths; Simon Duckett; Grant Heatlie; Patrick Thompson; Judith Tweedie; Jo Sopala; Sarah Ritzmann; Kelly Victor; Judith Skipper; Shaun Robinson; Andrew Potter; Daniel X Augustine; Claire L Colebourn

doi:10.1186/s44156-022-00003-8

Clinical indications and triaging for adult transthoracic echocardiography: a consensus statement by the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with British Heart Valve Society

Echo Res Pract. 2022 Jul 13;9(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s44156-022-00003-8.

Authors

Sadie Bennett¹, Martin Stout², Thomas E Ingram³, Keith Pearce², Timothy Griffiths⁴, Simon Duckett⁴, Grant Heatlie⁴, Patrick Thompson⁵, Judith Tweedie⁵, Jo Sopala⁶, Sarah Ritzmann⁷, Kelly Victor⁸, Judith Skipper⁹, Shaun Robinson¹⁰, Andrew Potter¹¹, Daniel X Augustine^{12

13}, Claire L Colebourn¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK. [email protected].
² Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
³ Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK.
⁴ University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, UK.
⁵ Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, UK.
⁶ British Society of Echocardiography, London, UK.
⁷ Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK.
⁸ Cleveland Clinic, London, UK.
⁹ Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
¹⁰ North West Anglia Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK.
¹¹ Whaddon Healthcare, Milton Keynes, UK.
¹² Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK.
¹³ Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
¹⁴ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

Abstract

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is widely utilised within many aspects of clinical practice, as such the demand placed on echocardiography services is ever increasing. In an attempt to provide incremental value for patients and standardise patient care, the British Society of Echocardiography in collaboration with the British Heart Valve Society have devised updated guidance for the indications and triaging of adult TTE requests for TTE services to implement into clinical practice.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Indications; Transthoracic echocardiography; Triage.

Publication types

Review