Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 5, 2026

Ultrasonographic Assessment During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Published on: October 24, 2020
Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography Simulation-Based Education for Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary
Govind Pandompatam1, Albert Bui2, Anna Shapiro3
1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Objectives:
A simulation-based learning (SBL) resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) course was developed to teach a focused extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) cannulation guidance protocol for critical care practitioners.
Design:
The four-hour SBL course was conducted for critical care practitioners with no prior formal TEE training.
Setting:
University hospital, simulation center.
Participants:
Critical care practitioners, voluntary.
Interventions:
The course implemented ordered sessions: didactics, TEE simulation, and hands-on ECPR cannulation simulation scenarios.
Measurements And Main Results:
Pre and post course knowledge assessment and surveys were completed. Median knowledge assessment score improved from 53% to 93% (P < .001). Survey responses yielded significant median score improvement in comfort levels of SBL TEE for ECPR guidance using a 5-point Likert scale (p-value <0.001).
Conclusions:
An SBL resuscitative TEE course focused on ECPR cannulation guidance can provide a framework for teaching these skills to critical care practitioners.
Related Concept Videos
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation III: AED Use
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation V: Advanced Airway Management Techniques
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation I: Adult
Endoscopic Studies II: Thoracocentesis
Description
Excess pleural fluid or air may accumulate in some respiratory disorders in the thoracic cavity. To treat pleural effusion, a physician conducts thoracentesis by carefully piercing the chest wall and entering...
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation IV: Pharmacological Management
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation II: ACLS Airway Management
