Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography for Cardiac Surgery: Experience in China

IN THE UNITED STATES, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a class I recommendation by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology in mitral valve repair1 and infective endocarditis,1 and is a suggested standard practice1-4 in all open cardiac valve repair and replacement surgeries by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and American Society of Echocardiography.5,6 In addition to cardiac valve surgery, TEE is an agreed upon standard in open aortic surgery7 and a “rescue” imaging modality in any surgical case with refractory hemodynamic instability.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research