[Transesophageal echocardiography in critically ill patients--techniques, indications and possibilities]

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2008 Jul;43(7-8):500-12; quiz 513. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1083092.
[Article in German]

Abstract

TEE is one of the most versatile modalities for diagnosing and guiding treatment of critically ill patients due to its ease of use at patient bedside, the high quality imaging, the rapid availability of diagnostic information and its low complication rate (2.6%). Numerous studies habe shown a significant diagnostic (67%) and therapeutic (36%) impact on patient management in critically ill patients, particularly in cardiological and cardiosurgical populations.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Critical Care / methods*
  • Critical Care / trends*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / instrumentation
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
  • Germany
  • Humans