Oesophageal or transgastric views for estimating mean pulmonary artery pressure with transoesophageal echocardiography: A prospective observational study

CONCLUSION Oesophageal and transgastric measurements of PAT have close agreement and a similar high ability to discriminate between people with and without pulmonary hypertension. The transgastric measurement was unobtainable in a small percentage of patients and required more probe manipulation. We would recommend PAT measurement in the upper oesophageal view.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Cardiac anaesthesia Source Type: research