Critical Care Transesophageal Echocardiography
Publication Date
2015
Journal Title
Chest
Abstract
Critical care transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is useful in characterizing shock states encountered by intensivists when transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) gives insufficient information or when more detailed analysis of cardiac structures is needed. It is safe, feasible, and easy to learn and is a recommended component of advanced critical care echocardiography. This article reviews critical care TEE regarding training, equipment, comparison with TTE, indications, safety, and standard views of critical care TEE. It should be considered a companion article to a recent two-part series in CHEST that focused on advanced critical care TTE. Included with this article is an online supplement that has a representative series of critical care TEE images with clinical commentary.
Volume Number
148
Issue Number
5
Pages
1323-1332
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1378/chest.15-0260