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.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington and Children's Hospital/Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. kboddu@u.washington.edu
Krishna
K
Boddu
Monica S
MS
Vavilala
J Geoffrey
JG
Stevenson
Arthur M
AM
Lam
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