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Clinical reasoning for performance of transesophageal echocardiography in veterans with Staphylococcus aureus
Emily C Woods1, Trisha S M Nakasone2, Cybele A Renault1,2
1Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Abstract:
This study examined physicians' reasoning about obtaining transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). In 221 cases of SAB over 5 years, the most common reasons for not performing TEE were clinical response to antibiotics, negative TTE results, and the expectation that TEE would not change management.
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