title: Comparison of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic examinations with the operative findings: prospective review of 1918 cases.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (IOTEE) findings with the operative findings in 1918 consecutive cardiac cases. Forty-eight discordant findings were found between the IOTEE and operative findings. Of the 48 discordant findings, most were related to valve pathology. Structural abnormalities that were missed by IOTEE included those of the aortic valve, 12 cases (25%), mitral valve, 13 cases (27%), and pulmonic and tricuspid valves, 5 cases (10%). Functional discrepancies occurred in 8% of cases. Overall, incidence of discrepant findings between IOTEE and operative findings was low (2.5%). This resulted in an alteration of the planned surgical procedure in a small number of cases (0.3%).
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors: H P
authors: HP
authors: Chaliki
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Click
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Abel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional