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Table 1 Number of cases required for logbook depending upon accreditation already held by applicant.

From: Echocardiography practice, training and accreditation in the intensive care: document for the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS)

Accreditation already held

Access to TTE and TEE

Access only to TTE

Access only to TEE

Standard TTE

125 (min 50 TTE + 50 TEE)

125 TTE

125 TEE

Standard TEE

125 (min 50 TTE + 50 TEE)

125 TTE

125 TEE

ICU TTE

75 (min 50 TEE)

N/A

N/A

ICU TEE

75 (min 50 TTE)

N/A

N/A

Nil

250 (min 100 TTE + 100 TEE)

250 TTE

250 TEE

  1. TTE = trans-thoracic echocardiography; TEE = trans-oesophageal echocardiography; Nil = no accreditation held; min = minimum number required; Access = availability/access of echocardiographic modality and training to the applicant in training. N/A = not applicable