Chest trauma: the role of transesophageal echocardiography.
Aortic and cardiac injury is commonly seen with severe chest trauma and contributes to the morbidity and mortality of automobile accidents. Transesophageal echocardiography is emerging as an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of cardiovascular injury in the setting of acute chest trauma, and anesthesiologists should be familiar with the echocardiographic features of these traumatic lesions.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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