TY - JOUR
T1 - What does transesophageal echocardiography add to valvular heart surgery?
AU - Koch, Colleen Gorman
AU - Milas, Bonnie L.
AU - Savino, Joseph S.
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - No single monitoring tool in the last decade has had more of an effect on intraoperative decision making and surgical management of cardiac valvular pathologies than has TEE. It has become the standard of care for evaluating reparative valvular procedures, thus providing an immediate gauge of the surgical results and helping to avoid suboptimal surgical outcomes. As the technology of TEE and its application advance, so too should the ability to diagnose and manage valvular pathologies, broaden the range of surgical options, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
AB - No single monitoring tool in the last decade has had more of an effect on intraoperative decision making and surgical management of cardiac valvular pathologies than has TEE. It has become the standard of care for evaluating reparative valvular procedures, thus providing an immediate gauge of the surgical results and helping to avoid suboptimal surgical outcomes. As the technology of TEE and its application advance, so too should the ability to diagnose and manage valvular pathologies, broaden the range of surgical options, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0889-8537(03)00046-4
DO - 10.1016/S0889-8537(03)00046-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14562567
AN - SCOPUS:0141850040
SN - 0889-8537
VL - 21
SP - 587
EP - 611
JO - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
JF - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -