Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become an integral part in helping to diagnose,
manage, and assess interventions in the cardiac operating room. Multiple guidelines
have been created by the American Society of Echocardiography for performing a TEE
examination for different cardiac pathologies. The operating room can provide unique
challenges when performing a TEE examination, which include hemodynamic instability,
time constraints, and use of general anesthesia. The Guideline for the use of TEE
to assist in surgical decision- making in the operating room recently was published
to provide a starting protocol for conducting a TEE examination for different cardiac
surgeries and for using the information obtained to interpret and to communicate findings
to the surgical team. This present narrative review focuses and expands upon the relevant
portions for the cardiac anesthesiologist.
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Published online: February 07, 2021
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S.Y. present address is Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, 5777 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix AZ 85054.
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