Introduction
Echocardiography is often requested in the management and diagnosis of hemodynamically unstable critically ill patients [1]. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is often considered the echocardiographic test of choice in the general ICU patient population. This is based on studies in which transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) commonly offered inadequate images [2]. The aim of this study is to assess the quality and quantity of images obtained in critically ill patients.