Table 1.
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 |
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