The use of transesophageal echocardiography to facilitate removal of a thoracic nail.
Transesophageal echocardiography may be useful in guiding detection and removal of thorax penetrating objects and for the monitoring of complications after removal of such objects.
Boddu
Krishna
K
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington and Children's Hospital/Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. kboddu@u.washington.edu
Vavilala
Monica S
MS
Stevenson
J Geoffrey
JG
Lam
Arthur M
AM
D000059:Accidents; D000758:Anesthesia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures