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Performing a complete transesophageal echocardiographic examination
1Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
|January 10, 2002
Abstract:
Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination is a powerful and informative cardiac monitor and an important diagnostic tool for use during cardiac surgery. This article reviews how to perform a comprehensive TEE examination on a patient in the operating room and the important clinical uses of TEE during critical events.
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