Recommendations for Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography

Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound has the potential to improve patient care, but its application to children re-quires consideration of anatomic and physiologic differences from adult populations, and corresponding tech-nical aspects of performance. This document is the product of an American Society of Echocardiography task force composed of representatives from pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric emer-gency medicine, pediatric anesthesiology, and others, assembled to provide expert guidance. This diverse group aimed to identify common considerations across disciplines to guide evolution of indications, and to identify common requirements and infrastructure necessary for optimal performance, training, and quality assurance in the practice of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound in children. The recommendations presented are intended to facilitate collaboration among subspecialties and with pediatric echocardiography laboratories by identifying key considerations regarding (1) indications, (2) imaging recommendations, (3) training and com-petency assessment, and (4) quality assurance. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2023;36:265-77.)