Insertion of the transesophageal echocardiography probe via endoscopy mask.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has not been used during airway manipulation to assess the occasional occurrence of hemodynamic instability that occurs especially in cardiac patients. We describe a new technique using an endoscopy mask to perform TEE monitoring during airway manipulation with a large concentration of supplemented oxygen.
Department of Anesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Kamagari 1715, Inba-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba 270-1694, USA. shiga/anesth@nms.ac.jp
Toshiya
T
Shiga
Tetsuo
T
Inoue
Zen'ichiro
Z
Wajima
Ryo
R
Ogawa
D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D003082:Colectomy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures