Transesophageal dobutamine stress echocardiography: the nurse's role.
Transesophageal dobutamine stress echocardiography uses ultrasonic imaging of the myocardium from the esophagus and stomach during the infusion of incremental doses of dobutamine. Given the semi-invasive nature of the procedure, the nurse who assists the physician plays an essential role in the successful completion of the test. This method is useful for the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease and for investigations based on ultrasound imaging of the myocardium. Its expanding applications emphasize the relevance of a nursing collaboration and thereby create an opportunity to increase nurses' participation in echocardiography laboratories.
Laurienzo
J M
JM
Cardiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
D004280:Dobutamine; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods
D004280:Dobutamine